It is fairer to tax people on what they extract from the economy, as roughly measured by their consumption, than to tax them on what they produce for the economy, as roughly measured by their income. - Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan. 1651
Sounds like he was making the case for a national sales tax or more of a flat tax. Somebody get Steve Forbes over here...
No, this is guy you need ... Taxman! LOL