The Congressional Bill plainly states, unless you have a low IQ or are Mathematically-challenged, that the Rate of Tax is 30 percent.

The Fair Tax Bill requires a 30 percent Tax be added to the current prices of ALL services and ALL new products.

Every dollar a low income person earns over the poverty level will be taxed at an effective income tax rate of 30 percent. High income people will pay an effective income tax rate that is less than 30 percent.

As a householder, you have to send to Washington $30 Fair Tax for every $100 wages you pay servants. In addition you will be required to send a monthly report. More paperwork.

The Education Lottery (Hope Scholarship) will pay a 23% Fair Tax. Much less money will be available to pay for students´ education.

Employers will be required to send to Washington reports of all wages paid to the employees - just as they do now.

Self-employed entrepreneurs will be required to file income reports - just as they do now.

Persons in other nations who receive income from inside the U.S. are supposed to pay an income tax rate of 23 percent. But, poor American citizens will pay an effective income tax rate of 30 percent on income over the poverty level.

The family that provides a home for a family member who joins them from an extended stay in prison or the hospital will not receive a rebate for that person to pay the 30 percent Fair Tax for 2 to 3 long months. Poor people with poverty level incomes in that situation will pay the Fair Tax.

In order to receive the rebate, you will be required to register with Washington every year. You must report the names and social security numbers of all members of your family. More paperwork.

When the number of members in your family changes you will be required to submit a revised registration form. More paperwork.

When you move to another residence, you will be required to submit a revised adddress form. More paperwork.

Merchants will be required to print on the sales receipt the inclusive tax percentage, the tax divided by the price plus the tax. You cannot compute the inclusive tax percentage until you know what is the tax. You do not know what is the tax until you know what is the Rate of Tax (30 %).

The Fair Tax rate can change every year without the approval of Congress. The new Fair Tax rate will be "announced at least 6 months prior to the beginning of the Calendar year for which it applies".

Poor families that have a baby will not receive a rebate to pay the Fair Tax on purchases for the baby for the 9 months of pregnancy and for 2 to 3 months after the birth. Each poor family will have to pay the 30 percent tax that will be added to: the doctors´ charges, the hospital charges, the baby crib, the baby clothes, the baby food, and the diapers.

States, Counties, and Cities will be required to pay the 30 percent Fair Tax. Those entities will increase your property taxes in order to provide the same level of services.