The Way Forward for the American Creed

[ccp]

I read in Louisiana Bobby Jindal's poll ratings tanked because he is trying to replace the state income tax with a state sales tax.

I don't know if it would fly nationally.  

Same problem for a cross the board flat tax.   The same half of the country that pays no tax will immediately and automatically be against this.

OTOH to borrow a re-used quote from Rahm (it was not an original line when he used it), "let no crises go to waste".   *Now* seems like as good time as any to bring up tax reform.

Pessimistically I doubt it will have legs.   But it is worth a try.  

The Repubs have to have a broader more inclusive message about the dangers of the entitlement state and offer the better alternative.   While they are trying they not succeeded so far.  

[DougMacG]

Getting rid of the IRS via a national sales tax could have considerable appeal , , ,

You get rid of the IRS as we know it by repealing the 16th amendment.  Adding a national sales tax would be a way to make up some of the difference.

The likelihood that super majorities will support a zero tax rate on the income of the wealthy at this time being zero, the IRS
is not going away.  You bring down their excesses by simplifying the laws and having them apply evenly.  In this case, a simple reform for 501c3's and c4's might be that income can only be taxed once and to clarify that the first amendment is still valid.  In other words, let people spend after-tax income on political speech anytime, any place, in any amount they want in this country.