That just blows my mind. Even if you support the Fair Tax, it's quite explicitly a regressive tax without the rebates; and as you mentioned, taxes the middle class the most (as % of their income) with the rebates.
Some of the stuff he's said about having a strong dollar, and the consequences thereof, are similarly cringeworthy.
But no one's going to get past "DEMMYCRAT'S TAKIN ARE GUNS" so