[Squawk 8888]

Actually, the experience here in Canada has been that the sales tax is the most difficult to increase because it’s so visible. Corporate and payroll taxes are the easiest to hike because most voters don’t notice, but add a penny to the sales tax and EVERYONE notices.

[goldstategop]

That's the exactly the idea behind the Fair Tax. Its visible unlike the income tax and any attempt to raise a national sales tax would run into widespread resistance.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[romanesq]

“Actually, the experience here in Canada has been that the sales tax is the most difficult to increase because it’s so visible. Corporate and payroll taxes are the easiest to hike because most voters don’t notice, but add a penny to the sales tax and EVERYONE notices.”

That’s my point actually. Taxation won’t end there. It will merely be another tool of taxation among taxes. And I refuse to allow anyone to convince me otherwise because you and our neighbors to the north are the finest example.

[Resolute Conservative]

I have always said if Americans had to write checks for all of their taxes instead of the “convenient” withholdings scam there would be a revolt PDQ.

[ari-freedom]

but it’s just a penny here a penny there. You don’t get one big bill that tells you how much total taxes you paid.