” A 23% national sales tax sounds right because people should know up front how much government really costs them every time they go out to buy something.”
Which is precisely why the gvt would favor a VAT tax. That way it remains hidden.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus