Again, you're being delusional. I couldn't care less what you say you would do, I'd rather deal with reality. So you're saying that employees would demand that extra savings the employer would enjoy and get it? You're for employee rights all of a sudden? You're pissing on my leg and telling me it's raining again, OTB. In this economy the employer would have no incentive to give that money back. Why would they? Because they are nice guys? It would be cost neutral. You think that's going to make them do the right thing? You make me laugh.My reasoning is that if this change were made it would be very clear to everyone the tradeoff, less income tax, much higher sales tax, employees would demand that extra pay to compensate them for the sales tax they would need to pay. Employers would see no difference paying SSN and FICA vs paying the employee. From the employers perspective it's cost neutral to give those employees a raise.
I would even support raising the minimum wage by that amount to make sure that money made it to the most vulnerable employees.
OTB