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“With all due respect to Speaker Hastert, trying to eliminate the IRS by adopting a national retail sales tax is a very dumb idea.” quote by Bruce Bartlett
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“With all due respect to Speaker Hastert, trying to eliminate the IRS by adopting a national retail sales tax is a very dumb idea.”

Bruce Bartlett

About This Quote

Source Speech: Congressional Hearing, 2005

A national retail sales tax would replace the IRS but is impractical and risky.

In simple terms: Replacing the IRS with a sales tax is a bad idea.

Key Takeaway

Consider more balanced tax reforms.

Themes

tax policy economics government

Mood

critical analytical

Type

political economic

When to use this quote

  • budget planning
  • public finance
  • policy debate

Key Concepts

federal budgeting tax fairness

Questions to Reflect On

  • Is this tax truly simpler?
  • What alternatives exist?
A Different Perspective

It may increase regressive impacts on low-income people.

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