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Atticus, I do think that the consumption tax would be the fairest, just as the Founding Fathers did. While it is true that the rich do not spend all their money on consumption, what they do with the rest of it is really the important part, as that is what they INVEST, creating jobs and new products for the rest of us. From the very beginning of 'civilization', when mankind figured out how to become farmers, and thus produce more than just what was needed to feed them for a day or a week, it's been the ability to have some 'extra' to save and invest that has allowed us to afford to spend time on education, art, invention, scientific experimentation, etc. It's so sad that today, our children are being taught that 'profit' is somehow bad, or at least 'uncouth' or 'vulgar'.