Those are the facts.
Just the kind of "facts" Demoncrap numbers are based on Lewislynn. I'm surprised you haven't thrown this out in your attempts to demogogue the NRST:
"Don't Buy the Sales Tax" Policy Brief # 31, 1998,
by William G. Gale, the Brookings Institution.
It gives you a total 76% revenue neutral NRST rate to beat your breast over. Gale & Brookings after all are favorite sources used by Demograts to rationalize their speculations. You should use it to. Afterall any ole number good enough for one set of demogogues should be good enough for others.
Of course Gale recommends VATs and "Flat" taxes to achieve a revenue neutral replacement for the current system. Unfortunately he forgets to tell us all revenue neutral tax systems still have to come up with sufficient revenues to fund the government at the same size as now, @23.5%(taxfoundation) of gross family income.
The real question becomes where do they hide a 76%(60% in your belief) total revenue neutral tax rate when telling us we need only pay a "17%" revenue neutral rate in a flat tax, to achieve the same result as the 23.5% current income/payroll tax system.
I don't have to, as I posted before, your nrst can't stand on it's own merits. The facts are all derived from the actual legislation...if you don't like them you'll have to whine to someone else...
Demoncrap?...How can anyone be taken seriously when childish gibberish is being used in an attempt to make a serious point?...A little growing up on your part would go a long way AG.