Should realtors not lower fees and require the buyer to pay NRST while the realtor simultaneously benefits from not having to pay income tax, the buyer is going to tell them to shove it. People are smart and will not put up with that nonsense. Realtor fees will stay the same. It’s easy for people to figue out. The realtor is not paying income tax. You can call it a sales tax, but from a Realtor's perspective it is a gross income tax. Sales Tax = Gross Income Tax on Businesses. And for people who provide services, it ends up being a much higher tax because there are not deductions for expenses.
Every individual or business can alter their tax burden by simply altering their consumption patterns. That will set the amount of tax the government can expect to take in at a definite level. People decide what they think government is worth. All they have to do is check their purchase slip. If its too high, they can just stop buying.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus