[pigdog]

And Slemrod is invariably on the low end of the estimates of compliance costs. Most range around $225-250 billion - with some much higher.

When the "net tax gap" of the IRS determination is included ($300 billion) it gets into some real money (1/2 Trillion $) as described here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1487572/posts?page=1

[Your Nightmare]

And Slemrod is invariably on the low end of the estimates of compliance costs. Most range around $225-250 billion - with some much higher.

List them.

[Always Right]

When the "net tax gap" of the IRS determination is included ($300 billion) it gets into some real money (1/2 Trillion $) as described here:

LOL, as if the sales tax compliance will be any better. Trying to collect a 30% sales tax on services will be a huge nightmare. Worse than any compliance problem we have today. Also the abuse of using business property for personal use is another area where the sales tax will be hit by non-compliance much worse than today.