A: HR 25, which DeMint co-sponsored, would put in place a 23 percent national sales tax. People would have to pay 23 percent on virtually everything they buy - clothing, food, prescription drugs, new cars, new houses, trips to the doctor, college room and board, tax on gasoline, on movie tickets, and the list is quite exhaustive. Now, he will give everyone a rebate and you really won't have to pay more taxes. But economists who've looked at this have said he will raise taxes on 95% of the people in South Carolina. He also will require under this bill state, local and federal governments to pay a 23% tax on everything the governments buy. So you'd have local and state taxes going up to pay for purchases. It also puts a 23% sales tax on the proceeds that go into our lottery. Right now our lottery pays for college scholarships as well as other educational funds.