free to try different revenue raising methods in addition to new hampshire versus vermont and washington versus oregon. washington has no income tax and doing quite a bit better. these things work in the state level and milton freeman is right in the national level it wouldn t work for the variety of reasons among them constitutional problems. emac does it work in a state level but not the federal level? it would translate to the federal level. our next tack system is a disaster. it has made more liars out of american people than golf . what we are talking about. it is a system that is simplified beyond all understanding . we are talking about a sales tax and it is alled the fair tax. what it means, yes, it could start at 15 percent x. rick