It is the current tax system that is a shell game. The FairTax was designed to be revenue neutral. You pay just as much tax as with the current system but have a lot more control and visibility with much less hassle and favoritism. And to boot get rid of the IRS and the gov't intrusion into our lives.
“You pay just as much tax as with the current system . . .”
Not necessarily. Many people will choose to pay less by not working so hard at keeping up with their neighbors, buying all sorts of stuff they don’t really need.