[Windflier]

This is why we should not jump to conclusions and support virtual unknowns like Christie, Scott Brown and such.

My thoughts, precisely.

I hope that Mitch Daniels was thinking of a national consumption tax, and misspoke when he called it a VAT, which is quite different.

If he really supports a VAT, then he's toast with conservatives.

[businessprofessor]

“If he really supports a VAT, then he’s toast with conservatives.”

I agree. I will never even consider supporting someone who wants a VAT. The VAT is the worst post tax scheme. It is a vast money maker with little visibility and accountability. The rats would go wild with a VAT.

[SC_Pete]

A flat tax OR a national consumption tax is looking at—not both.