You, like far too many voters, have the wrong idea about the federal sales tax. I challenge you to read The Fair Tax Book, and actually educate yourself on a potentially revolutionary concept. The Fair Tax would be, by many economist's opinions, a much better break for the poor, because everyone would get a prebate each month of the taxes they'll spend on the necessities. So it is, in effect, a luxury tax, that would encourage more people to save money. (And certainly, every economist I've spoken to agrees that it would also stimulate growth in America faster to numbers we haven't seen since the post-WWII years.) Educate yourself, rather than let those that stand to profit off of this current system to feed you lines like "It will hurt the poor."