[prisoner6]

Thank you. That is what I understood but some of my "friends" have claimed that under a fair tax a product is taxed at every level.

For example...forgetting that this is food, if I bake an apple pie my apples are taxed, my flour is taxed, in fact all ingredients are taxed as well as the final product.

Now let's say it's a car. The steel is taxed, the plastic is taxed and everything that goes into the final product is taxed at every level as it is passed along.

[MNJohnnie]

I agree completely with your position on the VAT. It is the worst possible tax.