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Eomund said:
The biggest reason I feel that the FairTax is the best system to replace the current tax system, is something that only one person so far has mentioned. Look at senseinobaka (I like that name by the way) for that on page 4 of this thread.

I will reiterate it here. The FairTax is the largest shift in federal power of any tax system short of removing all taxes. It takes the power of the Federal government and gives it back to the people. There are armies of lobbyist firms in DC that try to get Congress to insert a loophole for their client, or tweak the system in favor of one group. With the FairTax, it is not impossible, but the lobbyist firms cannot as easily screw with the FairTax. Expect big resistance from these firms when the FairTax is being seriously discussed as future policy.

This is perhaps the biggest reason that I support the FairTax, less Federal power over my life. They have power through the tax code, giving exemptions here, raising taxes there, and trying to dictate what size of a house I can own! A democrat senator, a fairly well known one, proposed that the Home Mortgage Deduction be removed for people that own a home larger than 3500 sq. feet. Thankfully it was shot down early. This just goes to prove my point that there is power in the Tax Code and when it becomes much harder to change that code, the people have less to fear.

There are all kinds of "special" sales tax rates today. Food & clothing are not taxed but sometimes they are but at a discount; some things get taxed more; etc. etc. IMO it is foolish to believe that manufacturers, sellers, and major users of various products would not push for special tax rates on retail items related to whatever their area of interest is. I'm positive, in fact, that there are sales-tax-related schemes the human mind has not yet dreamt of that would be proposed not five minutes after people see huge consequences or advantages to their pocketbooks. IMO the FairTax would actually worsen these problems as businesses are (quite naturally) the best at coldly doing what is best for their own finances ... including lobbying for special-interest tax cuts. Average Joe isn't out there bugging Senator Spendsalot for a tax break on beer guts.