And just what if they can't get the 16th Amendment repealed? We'll have both taxes in not time at all.
Hmmm, the 16th amendment has been in place almost 100yrs, the federal govenment has not been able to put both in place yet, in spite of several attempts to do so, nor is there any reason to believe they would have any better opportunity once the income tax is dead to put one back into place with a retail sales tax in place.
One primary point is certain, we will not see the end of the 16th amendment as long as this nation continues to have an income tax sytem in place with no replace on line and place. 100 years of almost continuous attempts to get 2/3rds of Congress to propose the repeal of the 16th amendment while under the chains of the income tax have repeatedly failed to gain the required traction to even be present for the states to ratify.
It is obvious that leaving an income tax as the primary mode of federal taxation will continue to prevent the repeal of the 16th, where with a viable and operation alterative can open the door to such repeal.
I see the Fair Tax as the perfect opportunity for dual taxation. Once everybody is on the Nat'l Sales Tax, with the 16th still in place, some "budget emergency" will come along, and a "small" income tax, starting out on just the wealthy of course, will be implemented. Just like the current income tax got started. Bottom line: I will not support the Fair Tax if the 16th is still in place. Write it so the sales tax cannot go into effect until the 16th is repealed, and you might have something.