Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said a consumption tax, such as a national sales tax, could benefit the nation's economy. What do you think?

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  This tax would unfairly penalize people whose televisions aren't as large as they'd like."

  Timothy Potts
  Systems Analyst

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  So, does this mean that, in the future, if I don't want law and order to utterly collapse, I'll have to buy at least five things a day?

  Lola Stein
  Drafter

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  I'd been wondering if my daily ramen-noodles consumption could somehow be turned into a revenue stream for the federal government.

  Jarrod Ray
  Police Officer

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  That damn Kerry! Even though he didn't get elected, he's somehow managed to sneak his insidious liberal tax-raising agenda onto us anyway!

  Connie Crane
  Dentist

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  As a man with a massive income that I only spend on necessities, this sounds like an ideal plan.

  Corey Bernard
  Accountant

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  We tried an income-based tax for nearly a century and look what it brought us: greater economic stability and government accountability. Clearly, we must explore other options.

  Adrian Sears
  Short Order Cook