# Fair Tax Plan

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-tax-plan/329273>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 3, 2005, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-tax-plan/329273 "2005-11-03T11:25:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-tax-plan/329273/1 "2005-11-03T11:25:04Z")

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Read the book yesterday and seems to have some merit but way too drastic a change to ever happen …

1. What are the arguments against it’s facts/assumptions?

2. Are there any obvious holes in the reasoning?

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**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-tax-plan/329273/2 "2005-11-03T11:52:20Z")

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> [@What the .... ?!?!](#):
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> Read the book yesterday and seems to have some merit but way too drastic a change to ever happen …
> 
> 1. What are the arguments against it’s facts/assumptions?
> 
> 2. Are there any obvious holes in the reasoning?

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