[Principled]

I support both the flat tax and the NRST. Both are better than what we have now by indescribable amounts.

You got that right!

But one thing that the NRST people fail to admit is that the IRS will still be needed.

Why? There is no need to track income of any kind for any reason. The enforcement mechanism for sales tax is already in place- no IRS needed. Billions will be saved on defunding it.

States already collect sales tax efficiently. Under the nrst, they will be paid for collecting and remitting the tax.

Your opinion is valued, but your position is not cogent. Please explain WHY you believe the IRS will still be needed.

[Phantom Lord]

The IRS as it exists today will NOT be needed. But there will still be a need for an Revenue Service to insure that that state collection agencies are properly collecting, reporting, and sending in the sales tax as required by law.

There has to be a collection department to recieve the taxes and enforce the law. Just allowing the states to send in checks to the treasury will not work.