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I propose and support a "flat tax percentage rate" across the board. This was suggested several years ago, but I cannot find any more referecnes to it online.
This idea suggests that everyone, regardless of income level, pays a flat tax rate (rates as low as 3% on annual income have been suggested).
While this may seem low, one needs to keep in mind that such a system would not only save the tax payers billions annually in everything from rebates to smaller g'ment beurocracy, it eliminates all tax loopholes, including the tax loopholes that only the top earners can use.
Such a system would eliminate deductables, rebates, EIC, etc and would also help to eliminate those taxes not collected because the current progressive system is so damnably compicated, while ensuring that everyone pays ONLY a fair share of the tax burden.
Currently the lower 50% of wage earners pay NO income tax.
Your plan will be unpopular because they will actually have to pay like everybody else.
Someone making $25,000 would pay $750 in taxes (or about $30 for a 2 week pay period) and NO tax refund at the end of the year.
I don't see Democrats supporting a fair plan that makes everybody pay something, sorry.
This article doesn't appear to concern income, so much as taxes and yet another loophole that moves the tax burden onto the working families. You now, the people that drive the economy forward.
Paying a fair share of one's income is not being taxed "disproportionatly".
This article discusses one single tax to attempt to prove that those making over 106K a year are not being taxed "fairly". How about we consider income tax and take a look at the percentage paid by those in the highest bracket.
When looking at all taxes combined, the rich carry this country. Holding up one single tax and saying "hey! this isn't fair" is on par with a spoiled child complaining that their 16th birthday BMW isn't the right color.
I propose and support a "flat tax percentage rate" across the board. This was suggested several years ago, but I cannot find any more referecnes to it online.
This idea suggests that everyone, regardless of income level, pays a flat tax rate (rates as low as 3% on annual income have been suggested).
I agree with flat tax. Other countries that have used it found their revenue increased as did their GDP. 17% I'm sure wouldn't be an opposable number. If liberals really just care about federal income revenue and not class envy then they would all support this, yet they don't.
americans cheer when winners fall down. americans feel better about getting less if they see mr fancy pants losing his job too, preferably some sort of authority figure that they didnt like anyway, teachers cops social workers you know.
hence the popularity of flogging public servants.
Last edited by Huckleberry3911948; 07-22-2009 at 12:39 PM..
I would guess if a flat tax were implemented there would be a cutoff at which you didn't have to pay. But no rebates. I think most to all conservatives would be extremely pleased with that.
This article discusses one single tax to attempt to prove that those making over 106K a year are not being taxed "fairly". How about we consider income tax and take a look at the percentage paid by those in the highest bracket.
When looking at all taxes combined, the rich carry this country. Holding up one single tax and saying "hey! this isn't fair" is on par with a spoiled child complaining that their 16th birthday BMW isn't the right color.
Feel free to source "the rich carry this country", especially considering that they don't pay as large a portion of the tax burden as the rest of us.
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