Here’s what National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru had to say about it: But so are many enthusiastic conservative tax-cutters, like the Wall Street Journal editorial board and Grover Norquist. Not surprisingly, liberal groups who judge the proposal regressive are against it. Prominent party figures like Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Rick Perry, and Herman Cain have all championed the idea over the years. Buddy Carter (R-GA) already has 23 co-sponsors for the current iteration. It’s a radical idea, but one which since its first introduction to Congress in 1999 has been a favorite of conservative Republicans. Virtually every American would get a monthly check from the government to cover the cost of paying the tax on essentials. The FairTax, at its heart, is simple enough: It would take almost every federal tax and replace them with a fat 30 percent sales tax on everything. But one of the more important was a concession to hold a vote about a radical tax reform proposal known as the FairTax. Kevin McCarthy had a hell of a time getting elected as House speaker, and a list of all the concessions he made to the most conservative members of his party wouldn’t fit here.
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