Except when taxes haven't been paid, then its a grant.
But perhaps you'd like to argue that no one will purchase anything taxable under the FairTax. Would you like to argue that???
Just out of curiosity, if the FairTax bill did pass, would you rush out to buy a plasma TV before it took effect, or would you wait so you could purchase the TV with the tax added?
And then again, why would this be relevant to the FairTax? The prebate has nothing to do with the taxes paid by the taxpayer, but strictly has to do with family size.
Did you not know that???