At each stump along his campaign trail, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, like so many other presidential aspirants, finds himself hounded by Fair Tax supporters. What they seek is a president who supports nothing less than the replacement of the current income tax system with a simple, transparent retail sales tax. The Fair Tax movement presents such presidential candidates with a choice they would prefer never to make: Pander to the corporate lobbyists on which their campaign contributions depend, or assume the political risk of a new idea that the special interests oppose.
They can either support the best tax system lobbyists can buy, or the best system economists can craft. Being a good politician, Romney has found a way to choose both.
