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Liberals also make the mistake of assuming that a consumption-based tax system is regressive -- taking more out of the pockets of the poor than the rich.

And true to their hypocritical nature, consumption taxes are also their favorite method of social engineering.
Just look at what they do with the excise (sales) tax on alcohol and tobacco.
Can you imagine what they'd do when Pandora's box is opened and a nationwide sales tax is placed on all retail sales?

I bet Chuckie Schumer would be the first to jump in with a proposal for a 500% NRST on handguns, hunting rifles and ammo.

The environuts will insist on higher NRST on SUVs and an exemption on bicyles and Yugos.
The Food Nazis will want a higher sales tax on Fast Food, red meat, etc. etc.

PETA will be demanding "protectionist" tax levels for all the abused little critters of the world.
Feminazis will be squawking that a sales tax on abortionist's "services" violates their privacy.

This national sales tax proposal is idiocy.
It just expands the number of items the congress critters will tax us on and we'll wind up keeping some kind of income tax anyway.

This national sales tax proposal is idiocy.

The founders didn't think so. They banned direct taxation on people.

Defense of the Income tax should be done at www.imaliberal.com

This national sales tax proposal is idiocy. It just expands the number of items the congress critters will tax us on and we'll wind up keeping some kind of income tax anyway.

Not necessarily.

Not if it is written so as to expire if any amendments are attempted, and it must be re-debated from scratch.

I propose the only exceptions be genuine medical related expenses, education, housing and food.
Once upon a time the mythical "reasonable" person considered those (and only those) the necessities of life.