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Spotlight: Why A National Sales Tax Is A Terrible Idea

Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

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The Fair Tax: A National Sales Tax

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently called for eliminating the IRS as we know it. Forbes: Republicans should avoid a national sales tax, which would be 30% on all services and new products. He says people will tune out as soon as they hear that 30% number. "The fair tax is a political and economic snare," he writes.

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