Second, read the link I posted. Under a simple consumption tax, those at the lower end would pay more as a percentage of income. However, a system can be designed to alleviate this, much like earned income tax credits.

Think beyond the shallow talking points. Not even mentioned is the impact on the accounting industry, which currently has a labor shortage. Our current tax system is overly complicated and has perverse incentives. We should be considering many alternatives instead of writing them off based on shallow thinking