Why we need a flat tax.

[ManusJustus]

Kasz216 said:

ManusJustus said:

Their fair share doesn't necessary mean 20% and 20%.  Taxing 20% on someone who makes $15,000 a year is more hurtful to that person than taxing 20% on someone who makes $150,000. 

America's tax system is full of loop holes that rich are able to take advantage off.  I personally know of many instances of people getting tax breaks to for frivolous items or business owners not reporting income.

Actually it does mean 20% of 20%.  20% is 20%... that is fair.

If your being taxed 20% of your income your beign taxed 20% of the time you've worked.

 

Otherwise your penalizing people because what they do is seen as more valuable.  That's really quite stupid.

The only reason flat taxes don't work is because governments are full of corruption who like to spend money on pet projects and waste it.

Ideally a flat tax should work.  Of course you need to get rid of all deductions and lower wasteful government spending.

Progressive taxation is inherently unfair and only done because people can't think of a better way to do it.

I mean how does "You do something more valuable therefore you owe more to the country" make sense?

Obviously, you arent being taxed 20% of the time you've worked because people have differenty hourly wages.

No, 20% and 20% is not fair.  You've made up some idea of 'fair' that really doesnt exist.  You could argue fair would be taxing people the same amount (everyone pays a tax of $2,000), or you could sargue that fair is taxing people with respect to how much they can afford (poor pay less since they can afford less).  Those are two completely different ideas of 'what is fair' that are independent of each other, yet you are trying to put them together and calling them both unfair alone but somehow fair when combined.