Kar thats a brilliant idea. I am sure no one would have had any problem paying a tax on all purchases and to make it really attractive we could had two taxes,
1. State tax – revenues going to the state you are a resident of, could have been earmarked for education or transportation or whatever priority that state had.
2. Federal tax – Revenues used for education or defense or whatever the feds had in mind. A portion could have been used to fund licensing and oversight for consumers.
Thats the model that should have been agressively pursued from the begining, way back in 2000 before all this trouble arose. Perhaps if we get a progressive administration in place this could be a workable solution.