Problem is , she used the I can see Russia from my house line to express both her deep experience with foreign policy ha ! , and also her view that Putin is a bad guy and Russia is a geopolitical threat . In other words , she doesn ' t share Trump ' s fanboy opinion of Putin . <| sep |> We have a high sales tax rate too . I ' m for less taxes not more , so the 23 % fair tax seemed a bit of a stretch to me I understand the way it works , I ' m an economist . It might work over time , but in the short run would be EXTREMELY regressive , and could lead to quick extreme poverty even for those teetering on the edge of middle class . In the long run it would drive prices down by eliminating VATs but in the short run the prices would remain at their current level to maximize profits .