5.The guest promoted his 'prebates' but left out that lower income people already pay little to no income taxes and that even a great deal of payroll taxes are paid back to low and lower middle income earners through the EITC.
7.The guest said that a paying sales taxes are a 'choice'. This, is, of course, for everybody but the 'back to earthers' ridiculous. He also said that the effective rate on the 'flat tax' goes 'up and up.' This is simply not true. Many of the wealthiest save or invest a great deal of their income rather than spend it. None of that would be taxed. It is most likely that the middle class, or the slightly upper middle class would end up paying the highest percent of their income in 'fair taxes.'
The EITC doesn't come close to refunding taxes. A single person earning $5,000 per year pays roughly $750 in payroll tax. The maximum EITC is $496. The numbers are more robust for people with children, but the benefit still doesn't cover all of the imputed payroll taxes and corporate income taxes in the products we buy.
You have to think of the fair tax in terms of marginal purchasing power. Who gains the most purchasing power from eliminating payroll taxes and income taxes? It's not the wealthiest Americans. Their recognized income is only a fraction of their total wealth. Laborers are in the opposite situation. Their recognized income is often a large percentage of their net worth.