The Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force proposed in November 2010 to levy a 6.5 percent national sales tax, to be phased in over two years beginning in 2012.
The national sales tax, or "Debt Reduction Sales Tax," would generate an estimated $17.3 trillion in new revenue through 2040.
The national debt at the time was $13.7 trillion and growing.
Why a National Sales Tax
The Debt Reduction Task Force believes a national sales tax has several advantages over increases in the income tax or other taxes.
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