AFT’s Burton agreed that those earning more than $200,000 would see their share of the overall tax burden decrease, admitting that “probably those earning between $40[thousand] and $100,000” would see their percentage of the tax burden rise.
via FactCheck.org: Unspinning the FairTax.
It still looks like the same old game to me.
The article totally misses the point. Under the FairTax, every income quintile pays less. There is no “probably” about it. How much less the rich pay depends on how much they save and invest. I am old enough to remember when these were considered to be desirable outcomes.