Awww...can’t do your own due diligence? Why am I am not surprised? Do I have to hold your hand?
Try googling ‘FairTax number of big retailers’ and look on a few pages.
The fact is that the Income tax is a nightmare and a nightmare to enforce. Just ask Mark Rich.
The fact is that Congress agrees that one of the indisputable advantages of the FairTax is that it is considerably easier to enforce, so much so that there will be huge layoffs at the IRS.
You have no dog in this fight. This is one issue that you and looneymum and the other lemmings have so wrong it’s a wonder you haven’t been taken away by those wearing white coats.
But I am happy to oblige you, it’s great advertising for the FairTax.
"Appeal to authority Definition: Often we add strength to our arguments by referring to respected sources or authorities and explaining their positions on the issues we're discussing. If, however, we try to get readers to agree with us simply by impressing them with a famous name or by appealing to a supposed authority who really isn't much of an expert, we commit the fallacy of appeal to authority.
Example: "We should abolish the death penalty. Many respected people, such as actor Guy Handsome, have publicly stated their opposition to it." While Guy Handsome may be an authority on matters having to do with acting, there's no particular reason why anyone should be moved by his political opinions--he is probably no more of an authority on the death penalty than the person writing the paper.