Well I think a flat-rate income tax with the first 40K exempted and a national sales tax makes the most sense, raises the most amount of money and is the most fair. So Democrats will probably hate it.

Just kidding. Though you do have to wonder how much power the accounting lobby wields with some of the crazy tax policies and rules we have in effect:

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Hmm, honey, it says here that if we purchase one farm implement on the 3rd Tuesday of any odd numbered month, install a "Kyoto now and forever" flag in the front yard and declare your mother to be habitually promiscuous, we won't have to pay any taxes at all this year