You’ll never get spending under control until you get it out in the open where everybody can see it.
The only way to do that is through the FairTax. The needed rate to replace all current revenue will be a fully understood commentary on spending.
The current system is not only hidden, it divides Americans. It purposefully creates a division of self-interest among the people.
The FairTax would bring the whole mess out in the open, and place us all in the same position of self-interest: That of getting spending under control and thereby bringing down the tax rate.
the fair tax will not do what you propose - generate an outcry against spending.
you’re throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
The only way to do that is through the FairTax. The needed rate to replace all current revenue will be a fully understood commentary on spending.
First, the FairTax replaces some taxes, not all taxes.
Second, as long as the government can borrow, spending remains just as hidden as it does now. Consider Bush's tax cuts and the doubling of the debt (total debt, not the budget deficit - we'll just let the kids and grandkids work that one out)
Third, what would prevent government from increasing the taxes that remain or creating new taxes without touching the sales tax?
Why should I trust a tax system to do what its creators claim it will do when they use deception after deception in an attempt to sell their plan? For instance, what is the tax rate, 23% or 30%? You will take home your entire paycheck (yippee), but they don't define exactly what tax savings will go to the employee and which will remain with the employer.