[Rakkasan1]

the Oprah "free car" incident proves Americans would better
off knowing the true cost of taxes. These people didn't have a clue.If we didn't have payroll withholding taxes and
people had to make out a yearly or quarterly check, there
would be a tax revolt, but since half the population doesn't
pay any tax and gets a "rebate", they don't care.

[wardaddy]

the lifetime self employed like me have known all of this for a lifetime...

however...a flat national sales tax doesn't do much for me....I already pay 10% sales tax to Tennessee and huge property and F&E taxes on my investments...and I max out FICA of course

...a flat national tax of 25% with no deductions would probably be worse for me

for the paycheck crowd...it might be better if they are in the higher brackets

[k2blader]

If we didn't have payroll withholding taxes and people had to make out a yearly or quarterly check, there would be a tax revolt, but since half the population doesn't pay any tax and gets a "rebate", they don't care.

Yep. And our elected bureaucrats feed off the apathy. Better our money in their pockets than our own.