[lewislynn]

Now the congresscritters can add a layer here, tweak a loophole there, take what they want when they want it and most people don't even know/ don't directly feel it so they don't care.

And the "congresscritters" just can't wait to stop themselves from doing it too.

BTW, the Fairtax claims 100% paychecks and prices about the same as now. So you think the same people who don't look at 1099's, W2's or their tax returns when they sign them would suddenly become aware of the tax printed on a receipt at the bottom of the bag before they throw it in the recycle bin?

[socialismisinsidious]

People can understand one line on a sales receipt! And they will feel it when they pull the money from their pocket, esp. if the rate increases. People don't look at their 1099's, W2's or their tax returns b/c they can't understand them.

Not to mention the income withholding is stealth....congress doesn't want people to know what they are paying in taxes. Congress knows to throw people a little bit back, a "refund" b/c the people will forget that it was their money in the first place!

So yes I think that people will look at the sales receipt and if they don't and they get a 40% rate then so be it.

Right now congress does the old: divide-and-conquer, hide-and-disguise strategy..hard to do with one visible tax. Besides look at post #85 (federalist paper #21) if congress raises the rate too high then they will have to deal with a decrease in revenue. Basic economics in a free market system.

[pigdog]

Sure do, Looey, because unlike you most people can read and comprehend!