rightwinger
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Unfortunately the DC elitists require everything be so complex and you need to hire lawyers for everything so they can maintain control over you.
A flat tax on gross income, no deductions. Period.
You earn X dollars, you pay a percentage. Same percentage for all. I have no idea what that percentage should be, but for the sake of discussion say it is 10%. You earn $100,000, you pay $10,000. You earn $1,000 you pay $100.
But weatherman, the lowest earners are paying the same percentage as millionaires!
Yep. Everyone has a vested interest in America. The same vested interest on how America does.
Show me a flat tax proposal that does not cut taxes on the wealthy and raise them for low skilled workers
A flat tax on gross income would raise taxes on millions of low income Americans, WITH JOBS.
For example, a person at minimum wage making 20,000 a year might now pay little or no income tax after deductions, exemptions, credits, etc.
A 10% flat tax on gross income would mean that person would pay $2000 in taxes.
It can't be done
With the wealthy paying at a 38% tax rate, any flat tax will automatically decrease their net taxes while increasing taxes on the working poor who now pay 12%