[SoJoCo]

I’d gladly pay a tax on my purchases, which I control beyond necessities, in exchange for not only a lower personal income tax rate, but a rate that is the same for everyone and the demise of the tax code, which would get rid of lobbying for deductions, etc.

Would you gladly vote for a man who has said he will double your taxes?

Know why Libs DON’T want a national sales tax? Because it gives the power of the purse to the people. They can easily and directly affect how much money the federal beast gets simply by changing their spending habits.

Or perhaps because it can reduce demand for goods. If 9% goes to the government then that's 9% you don't spend on goods and services in the private sector. Cut demand by 9% and what does that do for business?

[fightinJAG]

Who said he would double my taxes? Please explain. I sincerely am not following your argument. As for this:

Or perhaps because it can reduce demand for goods. If 9% goes to the government then that's 9% you don't spend on goods and services in the private sector. Cut demand by 9% and what does that do for business?

All taxes reduce potential spending in the private sector. We are going to pay taxes. It's just a question of at what rate and how will they be assessed.

If this 9% sales tax represents an effective drop in consumer's overall tax burden, then consumers will have MORE to spend in the private sector.

And, again, Libs do not want the federal government dependent upon this kind of tax revenue precisely because it gives too much power to the consumer to directly and efficiently pull back on the money flow when they disagree with how the government is using their money.