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Originally Posted by Redux
An "easy to understand" flat tax is absolutely regressive...hurting the poor and working class far more than higher income groups with far greater disposal income.
And the more "complicated" you make it to counteract that inherent unfairness, the higher the tax rate will need to be just to generate enough revenue to pay for basic national needs.
SO, the current tax system is unfair because it is progressive and the rich pay a greater share of their income.
A flat tax is unfair because it is regressive and the poor and working class pay a greater share of their income.
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great. show us the numbers from an un-biased source.