And, with a bit of chicanery the Income Tax will come back when the raising doesn't raise enough cash. In a few decades, we will have both an Income and a Sales Tax, at higher levels than ever before.
Yes, that would be my next paragraph if I had kept writing. We cannot stop government from taking our money, and they if they do Sales Tax only, they will start regular Income Tax again and keep both.
I have been to England many times as my son has lived there over 25 years. They have VAT on all purchases, which means "Value Added Tax". When I bought something there, upon going to the airport when leaving, there was a desk where I gave them the bills and they gave the VAT money back to me as I didn't live there so did not pay that tax.
Story: It pays to be honest.
One time, I bought too much in England, over the dollar amount the US allows you to spend and bring back to this country. I would have to pay a US customs fee.
When I got to the US Airport, I had my bills together, went to the customs desk, and said to the man, "I bought too much. Here are my bills."
He looked at the bills and the items and said, "No tax on books, new or old. We do not charge for bringing in antiques. You owe nothing."