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WT:
The potential for abuse is far greater on the consumption end than on the income end.

Bigun:
Huh??? You must be joking here William. You cannot really believe that to be true.
We currently have a rogue agency of the government (IRS) with the ability to destroy anyone it chooses at a whim

Quite true. The IRS wields unconstitutional powers, -- badly.

and seek to replace it with nothing!

The IRS/income tax must be repealed.

The government would no longer have need to know even so much as one's NAME for tax collection purposes!

A point of the fairtax idea totally ignored by its opponents.
NO one could be forced to register for either the prebate or social security purposes. Those who wished could make a 'moral point' by refusing to sign up.

[Your Nightmare]

NO one could be forced to register for either the prebate or social security purposes. Those who wished could make a 'moral point' by refusing to sign up.

The bill states "employers shall submit such information to the Social Security Administration as is required by the Social Security Administration to calculate Social Security benefits." That's "shall," not "may."