Dwalker nailed the flaws with Fastman's consumption tax theory.

Teufelhund, you pay more taxes because of how you pay taxes, more than how much money you make. A very rich doctor still pays taxes the same way you do, and gets boned even more, even though he is "rich."

It sounds like you are saying that there should be a greater balance in incentives for people who are not business owners, because not everyone can be a business owner. I would agree with that, but don't have many suggestions on what to do. That is why I decided to pursue investments so I could pay as high a percentage of my income as Capital Gains as possible. Basically, I know I can't change the government, or how it taxes me, so my only option is to find a better way to pay taxes. It's not easy, but easier than trying to change government.