The FT is a giant Red Herring - and designed to totally screw the baby boomers about ready to retire.
I'm a boomer who has already retired and it sure a H*LL wouldn't screw me!
I've run my numbers on the FairTax Calculator every way I can think of and have yet to find a scenario where I don't come out better under the FairTax than I do under the present system.
Give it a try in the privacy of your own home with your real numbers and see how YOU would fare under the FairTax.