Is there a country in the world that has implemented anything like this? One of the few advantages of the current, bloated mess of a tax system is that it's battle-tested. Fair or not, we know it brings in X dollars per year and that with appropriate leadership it can fund a balanced budget.

You don't want to try a giant experiment like this whole-hog and find out that it drives more of the transaction of goods and (especially) services underground, crippling the federal tax base. Any field data out there?

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