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about the only thing REALLY slowing down (not stopping) the fairtax is pessemisim. people just think it will never happen. i've yet to see ANY logic behind that idea, because america's govenment is elected by the people. if the people demand the fairtax, congressional and presidential candidates will be forced to support the plan in order to get elected.
but most of the people i talk to just sigh under the assumption that it can never happen. and thus become part of the problem. which REALLY irks me.
the only losers in an america with the fairtax is those that make a living off the dysfunctioonal tax system we have today, special interest lobbyists, tax experts, and politicians who can only get themselves elected by using the confusion about taxes.
IRS employees will be out of a job as well, but it seems most i've been hearing from them is that they understand how badly the income tax is hurting america, and realize a change needs to happen, and soon. (especially since the AMT may soon be hitting the working class.)