Editorial: When taxpayers trust Springfield … Part 6: A motto for the Fair Tax: ‘Would we ever break a promise to you?’ – Chicago Tribune

"All but the hopelessly gullible can see that this envisioned extra $3 billion a year from the fat cats is just a first grab. The big money is further down the income ladder. Yet Democrats have to keep asking for voters’ trust that they’ll spare the middle class — despite the sorry history that animates this series of editorials: 'When taxpayers trust Springfield, here’s what happens.'"