repeat after me: we are the government... it is our money... we are the government... is it our money... we are the government... it is our money...

there is a proposal on the proverbial table to replace income tax w/ a 40% sales tax. the sales tax would be stomach-turning, but you'd be getting your entire paycheck, and it would actually come out relatively even. but, it will never happen because the irs is a huge entity, employing thousands, and likely tens of thousands, of people. besides the irs, there are all the tax preparation services. it is simply a huge industry; therefore, income tax will never be replaced by sales tax.