In article , "Trent Moorehead"
writes:


The FairTax interests me, but I've been wondering why tax food and clothing
at all in the first place, instead of sending out rebate checks (or
deposits)? Is it because it is hard to classify certain items as "necessary"
and a rebate is just easier?


The FairTax will be collected by the States, which will get a commission for
collecting it. There will be no federal taxing authority. The States have their
own sales taxes already, and they differ from state to state as to what item
are taxable or not. To add a federal list of taxable and non-taxable items
would be very complicated to adminster.

It is adminstratively simpler, and equally fair, to simply estimate the cost of
essentials and allow for them uniformly.

--
Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS
PP-ASEL
Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG