"Chuck Harris" wrote in message
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The poor guy who pays that tax will have to work about 1 minute to pay
the tax. The rich guy will have to work a small fraction of a second
to pay the tax. That's regressive.

Yes, but isn't the idea that -- even with a flat consumption tax -- if you
made less than, e.g., $20k/year you'd be eligible for food stamps, etc. and
therefore wouldn't have to spend as much on necessities such as food in the
first place? That's a tax break, right?