The current tax policy of taxing income in many different ways (raw income rate, social security taxes, medicare taxes, etc..) is surely one of the most archaic systems still looked to in modern society.
Modern financial tracking shows the inefficiency of this system in both generating revenues that will not generate an Income Effect, and in being fair overall. Classifying the people based off income, rather than contributions to society is foolish, and flies in the face off basic moral principles. Divisiveness destroys the empathic communication of the American people.
The time for significant change has come, and FairTax provides the change that will end rhetoric and bring a refresher to the centuries old tax debate.