Would FairTax benefit some more than others?

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By Paul BoergerUpdated: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 4:39 PM PST


It's difficult to imagine a world without the Internal Revenue Service, but Republican Congressional Representative John Linder of Georgia has sponsored a bill that would eliminate the IRS and establish a 23 percent national sales tax.
Dubbed the FairTax plan, it would eliminate all federal payroll deductions including Social Security and Medicare and create a tax on personal consumption"