Squilliam on 23 July 2009
My general view on progressive vs flat tax is this.
If you take $1 off someone with $10 vs taking $10 off someone who has $100 its likely that the person with $10 would feel the loss of $1 more than the person who has $100 would feel the loss of $10. So for me, progressive taxation evens out the burden of governance. Not every person has equal means and equal incomes and a flat tax would cast a greater burden of hardship upon the people who have more limited means for whatever reason.
Tease.
