OT...Hey Pilgrim,QT, I am a huge flat tax/ fair tax fan and I did fill out the petition. However as much as I would like to see the IRS go away, I am a realist. I honestly don't think abolishing the IRS will ever happen, at least not in my life time.
Just think about the hundreds of thousands of jobs that would be lost, not just direct employees of the IRS but all the corporate tax attorneys and accountants that would for the most part not be necessary anymore. Not to mention the companies such as H&R Block and TurboTax that make tax software ect, would no longer need to exist.
No matter how many American citizens want a new tax system, the lobbies of all the above will definately put pressure on all the congressmen in our government to prevent abolishing the IRS. It doesnt really matter how much sense it makes to reform the way we pay taxes, lobbiest control this country and they usually get what they want and there is way to much money for those involved to allow a fair or flat tax to be allowed to happen. Think about it, we would never have to file a tax return and their are ALOT of people and professionals that make their money off of the necessity for those tax returns.
I'm not trying to be a stick in the mud here, like I said earlier, Im just being realistic.
