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FairTax

Advocates of the FairTax translate the needed tax-exclusive rate into roughly 29–30 percent

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Feb 3, 2026

What would a national retail sales tax need to look like to replace current federal receipts without increasing regressivity?

A capable of replacing current federal receipts without increasing regressivity would require three mutually reinforcing design elements: a very broad tax base, a high headline rate (or higher if exem...

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