luinil said:
TheRealMafoo said:
Kasz216 said:
That said, My dad usually votes democrat. But he voted for Perot... because he supports the flat tax because as he described it. "It's the most fair." |
And I agree. We should do what's right for the people.. all the people. Not what's easy.
I too am for a sales tax before an income flat tax as well. When you make money, you are doing nothing more then turning your services into something other people want. Accruing wealth is nothing more than storing up what you have done. Why should we tax for the conversion? Tax it when you spend it. This would be a perfect tax. The rich pay more because they buy more. The poor pay less because they buy less. The illegal alien will pay as much in tax as a legal citizen.
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Sense. This post makes plenty. :)
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The main argument against it is that it is inherently regressive. Whilst high income people do spend more money than low income people in real terms, low income people spend a larger percentage of their income on consumer goods and would be disproportionately affected by the tax. It may seem fair, but it is in essence unfair. There may be ways to mitigate this, but that would require more money and more bureaucracy. I am not opposed to it, but that is the main reason some people oppose it.
