[webstersII]

This does not appear to be necessarily true: a provision could be negotiated whereby the poorest continue to receive a tax credit.

You miss the whole point. This would perpetuate the existing system, where people vote for whoever is going to give them the best deal.

The idea is to exempt certain items, like food and medicine, not certain income levels. If you exempt certain necessities then it puts everyone on an equal footing from the start. This would make it almost impossible to buy influence with the voters. This is another reason why it's not gonna happen in our lifetime.

[Taxman]

LOL! Remember, we outnumber them. All we have to do is find each other, join together, and their jig is up.

That is what we are doing, BTW. More and more credible people are calling for an end to this horrible tax system we have.

Won't be long now, and the hated income tax and the IRS will be tossed on the dustbin of history.

[TopQuark]

I merely showed that one is not inconsistent with the other. As for incentives, it is a difficult problem. While I am doing some research in this area, I have not understood it well enough to form an opinion.