[Willie Green]

You, however, belong to a different group.

Yep. I've been a FReeper "Since May 29, 1998".
I've posted a total of 5,817 threads and 25,759 replies on a wide variety of topics.
Of all the threads I've started, I can't remember any that were specificly anti-NRST.
For the most part, I'm content to promote a relatively low (10~15%) flat-rate revenue tariff on imported goods in conjunction with a revenue neutral reduction in the corporate income tax. And there are many other issues that interest me as well.

I don't focus on persecuting you paranoid NRST shills as much as you imagine. But having wasted too much of my time wading through your bilge in the past, I feel an obligation to warn others about what a hoax it actually is.

[kevkrom]

As a "Go Pat Go" person, you of all people should love an NRST. Currently, companies that import goods into the US do not pay any income taxes (the actual importers do, but let's talk about the producers here). This gives them a huge price advantage over domestic businesses, whose prices are inflated by US taxes and regulations. A conservatively low estimate on the amount of final product price that is due to federal taxes is 20%.

The NRST would level that playing field. Domestic goods could cost 20% less and still keep their same profit margins against foreign goods. The same holds true for exports -- US goods would leave the country 20% cheaper than before, either providing a higher profit margin or larger market share in foreign markets.

Both cases mean more and better paying domestic jobs, particularly in areas near and dear to your heart, such as manufacturing.

Instead, you advocate raising prices via a tariff and keeping a hidden corporate income tax that makes American goods less competitive at home and abroad. Are you really an "America-first" type?

[kevkrom]

I've posted a total of 5,817 threads and 25,759 replies on a wide variety of topics.

Completely off-topic, but where do you find that info? I'd be curious to see my own stats...