[Paradox]

This country needs to get away from taxing production, and start taxing consumption.

With the added benefit that EVERYONE pay's into the system, here legally or not.

[Senator Goldwater]

"This country needs to get away from taxing production, and start taxing consumption.

With the added benefit that EVERYONE pay's into the system, here legally or not."

Exactly. Everyone pays, including the underground economy, unlike the current income based system.