http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203440104574402822202944230.html Will be the failure to restructure taxes.... to a consumption tax only....thus dramatically downsizing govt.... ie 10/5 C tax
I wrote my thesis on using VAT to replace personal income tax. I actually found a documented study in a U.S. tax journal. It has been brought up to them. VAT on business inputs is better for households.