I cannot believe the comments made by some on the panel that there is not "political will" to replace the income tax. This is something that has been over-due for many years. The " Fair Tax" or consumption tax or national sales tax is by far the fairest tax. Done properly it would produce the same amount of dollars, however the lower income group would pay less in tax and the people who spend the the most would pay the much more. The accounting nightmare that the American people now go through every year.