[Always Right]

How stupid would it be to try to put an additional tax on us? The nrst is not an additional tax, it's a replacement tax.

I know every cent I spend on federal taxes (including both my personal return and all my company's payroll taxes) and on compliance costs, and they are closer to 3% of my gross sales, not 30%. There is no way I could come up with 30% savings to offset this. I really don't care what your NRST pointie-headed experts say.

[Principled]

So you are stipulating that the "pointy-headed" EXPERTS say one thing, and you say another?

Well now we're agreeing on something.

Yes, all of the experts point to a major component in prices of goods and services that comes to 22% tax inclusive (that's 28% tax exclusive).

Why don't you read the research and report on it's errors? That would be information we would all be thankful for.

BTW you're "forgetting" about a lot of tax costs you incur that would be eliminated under the nrst. It is likely that you, like many, have been duped into thinking that if you don't see it then you don't pay it.

[kevkrom]

I know every cent I spend on federal taxes (including both my personal return and all my company's payroll taxes) and on compliance costs, and they are closer to 3% of my gross sales, not 30%. There is no way I could come up with 30% savings to offset this.

Do you use any supplies or equipment? Any electricity or other utility? Staff? Transportation? Advertising?