now that Rudy is gone, Huckabee is the only one who wants a flat tax and completely change the tax code
hmmm not even Ron Paul
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/articles/104/taxes-spending-and-debt-are-the-real-issues/
Spending cuts are important but doesn’t he understand the problem of all the lobbyists that live off the system? The hours and $ that people have to throw away just to file correctly? All the audits? The tremendous tax bias that favors some companies and activities over others?
Do you think those lobbyists are going to go away with a wave of the wand? As long as the government has a trillion dollar budget, those lobbyists will be around to get their share. They'll argue that it's good public policy not to tax this or that product, they'll argue where the proceeds should go. Soon enough, the fair tax will be as byzantine as the current income tax. But, most folks won't notice as they aren't bothered by a tax subtotal on the receipt nor any April 15 paperwork.
A hidden tax is never a good idea. If enacted, the tax should be a separate line on every receipt, correctly noted as 30% add-on to the price of the product or service.
One of the biggest problems I have is with the moral problem in removing tie between paying into Social Security and getting from Social Security. The Fair Tax would ease the way to scamming the Baby Boomers out of every cent they put in over the years.
A history of working used to guarantee you SocSec benefits at retirement. Now, it is likely to be used to deny or reduce the retirement benefits.