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Replacing the income tax with a sales tax (such as the FairTax) is a popular policy proposal. Here we look at the two different types of taxation and what the effect on the economy would be from a change to a national sales tax like FairTax from an income tax.

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For as long as I can remember, I've been hearing that the world oil supply will run out in a few decades. I remember quite vividly growing up in the early 1980's hearing that there wouldn't be any oil left by the time I learned how to drive. Fortunately the prediction of a depleted oil supply never came true.

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Replacing the income tax with a sales tax (such as the FairTax) is a popular policy proposal. Here we look at the two different types of taxation and what the effect on the economy would be from a change to a national sales tax like FairTax from an income tax.

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