"Because they know that taking that position causes all the other consequences to happen to prices, inflation, and the cost of governement, and the FairTax rate going through the roof. "
So now we see you knowing what "... the promoters of the bill and the House sponsor, and the FairTax.org website ..." believe and know (or don't). It seems to me that what you actually have done is the same thing you did in your many original vanity posts of merely offering your own opinion as some sort of iron clad fact as the only possible interpretation.
As I told you a year or more ago when you did that, that's nonsense. Why should anyone take your obviously and admittedly biased view (which lacks any factual backup) as anything resembling correct information? You said you prefer the income tax (though initially pretending otherwise) and have no economic studies to show that the income tax offers any benefits of the FairTax.
Of course Linder's not going to answer it. Why should he. He's not an economist ... but unlike some he doesn't pretend to be. That's what economic studies are for - and there are economic studies still ongoing with the FairTax.
My belief is that takehome pay will go up to the full wage amount with no federal withholding - not counting the ER fica. I've said that before and I certainly believe that is the most rational thing since both competition and existing wage agreements will mandate that. As I think you know most government wages are covered by contracts with bargaining organizations.
If they have a brain, they know. It is simple math.
Yes, I prefer continued improvement of the current system over a cockamamie scheme that I believe will hurt our country. And, we've actually achieved significant incremental improvements over the past 6 years while ya'll discuss your Grand and Unworkable Tax Plans that are not going to happen. You have your head stuck in the sand.
So, those of us that support incremental reform, and work for these candidates to get elected to cut taxes, are the people that are responsible for our great economic recovery. Ya'll are content to spin yarns about freedom, and IRS oppression, and meanwhile we're getting things done and tax rates cut.
I'd say it's like you guys are sitting waiting for the Lotto to happen, and we're just going to work and earning the reform piece by piece.
Your Lotto ticket is not going to ever be the winner. Conservative people don't like radical unprovable cockamamie schemes.