Black market purchases, unreported foreign purchases, non-reported register purchases, privately contracted goods and services not reported. Actually, there is a huge opportunity to avoid taxes under the fairtax, which is why there will need to be a huge gestopo-like agency under the fairtax whether their supporters think so or not.
Yeah, and we do such a good job of catching this under the current tax system, don't we?
The FairTax would indeed catch those folks who work for cash, as well as income derrived from illicit drugs, unreported gambling receipts, etc.
Is it perfect? No. Is it better than the current system? Absolutely. FWIW, I live in a state where there is no income tax, only a sales tax, and we are doing just fine. IOW, virtually none of the gloom and doom you cite. So, we can continue to argue your opinion, or we can look at places where a sales tax is being used. In my state it works quite well so long as we keep state spending in check.
For law abiding people there is no avoiding taxes, whether the FairTax or any other tax.
There are more opportunities under the ‘Income’ tax to commit tax evasion.
The FairTax has to concentrate on only about 3000 retailers. The ‘Income’ tax has to monitor 200+ million individuals.
Anyone can see that it is easier to enforce the FairTax on 3000 retailers than it is the ‘Income’ tax under 200+ million individuals.
Try selling a new home without paying the NRST under a FairTax. It is the same as selling a car without paying state sales tax. When the new owner is registered, the property or state office is going to require the tax be paid. It’s as simple as that. The consequences are jail for not paying. Ask any new car dealer.
Give it up, you have a weak argument. And you still haven’t backed up your previous absurd claim so you have no credibility.
When you are man enough to concede your previous claim can’t be backed up, then we will talk.