"Rep. Linder does not address the argument I put forward.  A national sales sales tax can not cannot possibly win congressional approval.  If it did, it would be an engine for the growth of government.  If he has an example of a country where it has not been such an engine, I would love to hear about it." -- Ramesh Ponnuru; Responding to Rep. John Linders letter in National Review on Feb. 14th, 2005; Vol.LVII, No.2 on Ponnuru's Article "The Perils Of Tax Reform" (Dec. 13th 2004)