Contrary to What the Post Says It's Not Hard to Project the Lost Revenue from Governor Perry's Tax Plan

The Washington Post left readers with the impression that because Governor Perry's flat tax proposal would give people the option of staying under the current tax code. It favorable cited a Heritage Foundation analyst comment that:

"it will be difficult for analysts to accurately predict what its economic and fiscal impact would be."

Actually, it should not be very difficult to project the economic and fiscal impact of the plan.

If people are given the option of paying $2 for a gallon of gas ...