Every tax suppresses something

Every tax suppresses something.

A consumption tax suppresses consumption. As someone said, especially on certain types of purchases.

However, since a consumption tax does not suppress savings, investment, property ownership, or income, it would seem to have the most positive possible effect on consumption money being available.

And, you cannot beat the argument that nobody has to know your personal finances with the consumption tax.

I would like to see a bottom-up scheme, too, if it would work. Cities and counties finance the State, the States finance the Fed. The Fed gets its share last.