DH, I hope what you are referring to is a REPLACEMENT tax (vs. the ol' additional tax) based upon a flat fee for all sales & transactions?
If so, you bet!
Here in Oregon we have horrendous property taxes and a 9% State income tax from $1. In the last 50 years they have put a sales tax on the ballot at least 6 times: the last time, a couple years ago, it lost (again) by a RECORD of approximately 3 to 1.
Well, you have to remember that last November there was a ballot initiative to provide FREE MEDICAL CARE for everyone (no delineation between citizen and illegal alien) with no limits to the amount of coverage... And almost 25% voted FOR IT!
The hue & cry is always "Where are we going to get OUR replacement revenue?" It never seems to be a question of whether it is due to reduced incomes, a tax cut (fat chance!) or a failed tax increase (much more likely): just not getting the anticipated double-digit annual increase in spending that those on the disbursing end and the receiving end take for granted is enough to send them back to therapy.
Uncontrolled SPENDING on every level of government for entitlements-based social re-programming is what will kill our economy. There is always a new GOOD cause, always a new victim with WANTS & NEEDS that are unfulfilled, and a group that would just love to be the one that's ladeling out the gravy, preferably in a nice, cozy guv'ment job that will pay them over 100% of their final salary when they retire... (This is called PERS here in Oregon)
I'll support a flat tax system 100% when implimentation includes getting rid of the income and sales tax systems.
They can give the people on public assistance a coupon for whatever the flat tax rate is with each $100 of defined benefits they receive.
