I saw the words "flat tax" , And have had many discussions on the terminology , and / or implementation of such with people on both sides of the party lines .
The points , which I still can't get totally working in my head , are flat and fair tax .
I don't recall the exact figures , and I don't think any body uses any real figures anyway , but it is something like this ....
A flat tax , lets say 18% would take care of a reasonable sized government , OR support the current government with a balanced budget . So every body paying in 18% of their total income , without any deductions for anything would be fair ?
Seems not ! Because a fair tax should be base on what percentage of GDP you earn . Meaning that if you're in the group that makes 10 % of GDP you should pay 10% tax . Or if you're in the group that makes 80% of GDP you should pay 80% tax .
I can't see how to make everybody happy , especially when more people think government should give them money because they breath and take up space . The budget will never balance with redistribution , and is not what a government was meant to do . Look at the word , the route is govern , not suckle .
So it is my opinion that taxes can't be fixed until they aren't using the tax code to punish certain groups or entities , and protect others . And until the government starts doing what it's supposed to do as set forth in the Constitution . And leaving charity to the neighbors of the people who NEED it !