 To become law , the bill will need to be included in a final version of tax legislation from the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means , pass both the House and the Senate , and finally be signed by the President . In 2005 , President Bush established an advisory panel on tax reform that examined several national sales tax variants including aspects of the FairTax and noted several concerns . These included uncertainties as to the revenue that would be generated , and difficulties of enforcement and administration , which made this type of tax undesirable to recommend in their final report . The panel did not examine the FairTax as proposed in the legislation . The FairTax received visibility in the 2008 presidential election on the issue of taxes and the IRS , with several candidates supporting the bill . A poll in 2009 by Rasmussen Reports found that 43 % of Americans would support a national sales tax replacement , with 38 % opposed to the idea ; the sales tax was viewed as fairer by 52 % of Republicans , 44 % of Democrats , and 49 % of unaffiliateds . President Barack Obama does not support the bill , arguing for more progressive changes to the income and payroll tax systems . 
