This is the way to go. Eliminate the “progressive” income taxes and move to sales or consumption taxes. And very appropriate that they do this on the centennial of the 16th amendment.
Although the tax on items will go up, the real cost of items will go down. And everybody will be paying taxes, not just those who work (though they all paid for the taxes anyway in the price of the products).
It should be noted that here in MA, the governmor is planning to do the exact opposite, lower the sales taxes and increase the income taxes. So that those who work will bear a greater burden and the layabouts will pay less.
As more states eliminate their income taxes in favor of sales taxes, pressure will be brought to bear on the Federal govt. to follow their lead. The income tax as an idea is on its way out!!