Sounds good to me too
Without an open and notorious tax, such as the NRST, and a flat rate that applies to everyone, except those exempted for having income at or below the poverty line and those living in OZ, should any city qualify, there is no increase in political accountability in the Perry plan.
Nothing has changed from today. Congress can pretty much raise rates at will and there is no center of gravity among taxpayers to oppose it.
To me, this is an important aspect of 999. It has vastly superior political accountability built into it compared to what we have now, or would have under the Perry plan.
In fact, it’s arguable that by balkanizing taxpayers even further (creating a third class of taxpayers - those choosing the flat tax), it would be even easier for Congress to pit classes of taxpayers against each other.