Maybe this will be the final impetus to go with a sales ( consumption ) tax instead of an income tax. Keeping track of everything now that we're moving to an online economy will impose onerous paperwork requirements. The idea that you might need to file a Schedule C, and hope you have your original receipts, if you're cleaning out your attic is ridiculous. Far easier for eBay and other online merchants just to collect a national sales tax on all purchases than for individual sellers to jump through the hoops needed with the proposed changes.