Incomes up for upper class and rich, down for middle class...

[Rath]

sethnintendo said:

Rath said:
I don't understand the support for flat taxes in America, it would really screw the poor.

Well, it would only screw the poor if they weren't compensated for the necessities like food.  Basically, I like it because it is better than the government taking money out of my paycheck automatically and making me wait till the end of the year to get it back.  It would only screw the poor over who can't control their spending.  Don't want to pay tax on anything that isn't a necessity then don't buy it. 

I was talking about flat income tax. Sales taxes without exceptions are actually regressive as the poor need to spend a higher percentage of their income to survive. A sales tax with exceptions doesn't avoid the complexity that people complain about with progressive taxes anyway.