Troll:

Reread my post. I am very much against a *Value Added Tax* fro the same reason that you are: It becomes a complete mess with more accountants and a big expensive beaurocracy.

A national sales tax with either of the two options dealing with necessities that are being looked at that I mentioned above does have some good points:

1. Shuts down the IRS along with it's 8 million word tax code.

2. Provides real help for those folks at them bottom end of the scale.

3. 45 sates all ready administer a slaes tax and could be used to facilitate in collection.

4. Will keep business from going "off shore" as those things which are purchased as parts or components of a final product would be exempt.

5. No one would ever have to file a federal tax return.

6. Rich folks can't use tricky accountants and lawyers to pay little of no taxes.

7. There is uniformity.

Just to point out a few, troll. Like I said, I have traditionallt rejected a national sales tax because of the regressiveness of it because we all have necessities. This idea is at least worth a second look.

GUEST: I'm not sure that Lott is going to be that much of a liability in '04. First of all he's going to *act out* the repentant sinner role to the tee and in doing so this thing could help the Repubs. And the Dems won't be able to bring it up for fear of the *playing the race card* backlash. Yeah, I can hear the Repub commercial now:

"If you're a life time Democrat then I we have something new to offer you. We are not a party that would choose to divide America but a party that is looking forward. We are the party of Lincoln, of acceptance unlike the other party which seems bogged down in the past and racial issues. Call congressman ______________ and tell him America is colorblind. Vote Republican!."

Far fetched? Think about it...

Bobert