[justin66]

> Theoretically, the ideas he's talking about make sense.

You'll want to be very clear about which of his ideas "make sense." You're talking about the guy who equates estate taxes with the Holocaust.

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=145298...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2004/01/06/o...

> Also, while I'm here, can someone explain what was supposed to replace the IRS in Cruz's plan?

It wasn't meant to be good government, or even tenable government. It was an idea designed to appeal to stupid people. That is all.

(The failure of such a stupid idea to actually work or be implementable could be spun politically. The spin wouldn't have to be especially plausible, either, because, you know... stupid people)

[chrisfinazzo]

I assumed PUN was referring to the parts of Norquist's ideas that should actually be taken seriously - spoiler, there are few - as opposed to those which are grounded in antigovernment paranoia and veiled xenophobia.

My mistake.