Interesting note, they are talking more and more often on Foxnews of getting rid of the IRS in a positive way.
It is no longer considered a joke to publically talk about this.
Talk of the U.S. pulling out of the UN is far more acceptable in many circles than it used to be as well. Alas, neither will happen anytime soon, imo.
I'd prefer a flat tax at a fair (5%) rate than the fair tax, but either would be fine with me. I'd be ecstatic, in fact.
Abolition of the estate "death" tax is long overdue as well.
Even small changes such as the 1986 elimination of tax breaks for rental properties caused seismic problems in our economy. The only survivable option for changing the tax code is by incremental change. Wholesale changes will only serve to destroy our country in financial bankruptcy. If you want a miltary takeover due to insurrection, revolution and general lawlessness then vote for huge changes in the tax structure.
The great depresion will look like a Sunday Picnic. And we will have a global melt down when the American Economy tanks due to lacks of cash receipts. You can't expect the average joe to send in MORE taxes when they are all looking to send in less. There will be a total breakdown in compliance. Armchair economists will cluck and scowl that "things aren't going the way they should" while the economy tanks, social transfer payments are stopped or dollars are printed like play money to cover the debts that aren't paid for by tax income.