The NRST creates a class of people who will have very little interest in keeping the bite low. And, that class is the most influential in the country. The same bottle of wine costs rich and poor the same with an NRST.
I still imagine the British governors sitting in their dens sipping cognac or brandy discussing raising the sales tax on tea. I used to laugh at the picture. Peace and love, George.
1)A flat tax on income with no deductions and/or exemptions would have EVERYBODY interested in keeping the percentage low
Taxes would be hidden and embedded as they are now. Folks would fail to realize their true tax burden - as is the case now.
We would still have withholding from our paychecks.
We would still have FICA taxes withheld.
We would still have an IRS.
We would still be allowing the feds to decide how much of our money they're going to take.
2)The NRST creates a class of people who will have very little interest in keeping the bite low.
That assertion is flawed IMHO. It presumes that those who spend less will not desire lower taxes. That's just silly.
3)The same bottle of wine costs rich and poor the same with an NRST.
As it should be. Why should a product cost different amounts for individuals with different wealth???
EVERYBODY covers a whole lot of territory George! Would that include the drug dealer who made $300K selling PCP laced toke to our kids down on the corner George? Or the back room poker player, or the prostitute, or the...? All have $0 legal income you know. You actually believe they are going to run to the taxman and ask him how much do I owe on the $300K I made last year selling dope? If so I got some swamp land over in the Arabian desert I need to sell and you seem like a GOOD candidate for the purchase!
They WOULD pay under the NRST when he bought their gold chains and Mercedes however now wouldn't they?
Well DUH! This IS The United States of America George! You know the place where EVERYONE is supposed to be equal under the law!
Oh! BTW, the KEY element you are overlooking here is that, under the NRST, EVERYONE would get a powerful inducement to reign in the government with the purchase of that bottle of wine and EVERYTHING else they happen to purchase! They would get a detailed reciept showing exactly the extent of the governments bite and, under that condition, I garantee you that the government would SOON begin to shrink!