I've never seen the arguments about the impact of evil "Tax Planning" before, but the author points out it is currently legal...so what's the problem? The arguments about the transfer and concentration of wealth are a little disturbing. On the other hand powerful individuals do currently attempt to leverage the influence of the federal tax system for greater power over individual citizens...would they be the same players? hmmm...maybe not.
I can't follow the arguments about the impact of social security on self-employed, the discussion of the requirement for a federal tax service to be implemented if the state "opts out" of sales tax, or the relevance that sales tax be discussed in a tax-exclusive vs tax-inclusive manner.
Undoubtedly I am not giving this post the benefit of my full, careful attention. But it may not deserve it, because the agglomeration of irrelevant rhetoric coupled with my effective annual tax rate of 80% (sales and income tax and indirect taxation) tends to influence my views on the subject. In my book, anyone who promotes the continuance of the income tax system for it's virtues is a ninny for neglecting it's costs.
If you wrote a book about the Fairy Tax you should explain how bad this would screw over those on SS, especially those with after tax wealth.
They don’t get a “do over” to try again under a new system of taxation.
Perhaps in your next book you can add a footnote on that.