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Originally Posted by JSH
That is the "Fair" Tax plan which is massively regressive.
Washington State is another example of a regressive tax structure based primarily on a sales tax.
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It's not regressive or progressive, it's flat as you point out.
We already have a regressive tax system as I've explained.
The point is that other programs exist as a safety net to lower income people. The wealthy end up paying more overall because there are no clever ways to avoid tax liability. We get thousands of human life years back due to eliminating "doing your taxes". We eliminate the enormous economic drain of CPAs, IRS, and many of the special interests and lobbyists.