[goldstategop]

The problem is the expertise is weighed towards strengthening statism and nannyism. So yes, I'm a populist and I do support the Fair Tax because I want to knock out the main pillar of collectivist philosophy - the income tax.

"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

[PubliusMM]

Hear! Hear!
Taxing consumption rather than income makes the ultimate sense in a society that relies on tax revenue for it’s continued function.
I much prefer the Fair Tax over the alternatives offered to this point, and certainly over the current model. For all the arguing over the details, and the ongoing discussion over what should be the correct rate, etc., the Fair Tax is in fact just that...Fair. If I choose not to pay taxes, I don’t spend.