By Semperpapa

Who the hell knows at this point.

The VAT (Value Added Tax) is making the rounds in the media with many being opposed to it. In a nut shell, it is like a national sales tax that would go directly in the pockets of the federal government. But the part that would be really funny, if it wasn't tragic, is that nobody in the administration seems to have a clear message on the VAT to give the American people.

Joe "Foot-in-mouth" Biden says that there is no VAT.
Tim "I-cheat-on-my-taxes-because-I-can" Geitner says that it is a consideration.
Robert "Family-Guy" Gibbs says unequivocably "no VAT".
And Obama says that it may be considered even if it would be a novelty for the American people, but that many other countries have adopted similar fiscal policies.

So, really, the only sure thing is that these clowns have not gotten together on the subject as of yet. Or does it?

The level of subterfuge used by the characters in the administration and in Congress is so elevated that personally, I am not inclined to believe anything they say nor the impression they want to give the people.
While they appear to be all over the map on this issue, I tend to believe that they have already set in motion the internal mechanism to stick the American people with another European style tax.
I know for a fact that Italy has such an animal and that it is quite substantial, forcing many merchants to do business under the table in order to be able to sell their products, risking major fines from the central government. On the other hand, such practice is welcomed by the consumer who otherwise would refrain from the purchase.

So there you have it! Obama is once again trying to emulate a European system that has proven to be flawed and inducive of illegal activity. Just like the Socialized Medicine system that he wants to dump the country in.

But the avarage American people are going to be so confused by the pretend diversity of messages coming from the administration that by the time they realize what has happened, we will be paying a Value Added Tax on every item we purchase. By that time it will be too late to repeal unless We the People fire all the bums in Congress in November.

Just my thoughts!