Both the House and Senate bills amount to no more than putting lipstick on a pig ... repeal the income tax, shut down the IRS and replace the current system with either a revenue neutral flat tax or revenue neutral VAT.
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I think the VAT is too vicious. How a about a sales tax at the final retail level but make it a transaction tax that would encompass all transactions except medical.
States with sales taxes already have in place reporting/collection procedures. They could collect the federal taxes eliminating the IRS for that function.
Medical and food