What’s the best and fairest form of federal tax?
Personally, I think everyone that benefits from government outputs should participate in government inputs. Everyone should pay taxes, so I prefer either a national sales tax or flat income tax.
Progressive income taxes are used to carve out favors for special interests and to manipulate tax payers in how we spend our money. Plus, a large portion of taxpayers pay no income tax, or even benefit from federal redistribution. The majority of federal income taxes are paid by a minority of its citizens.
Plus a national sales tax or flat income tax would be simple. Either would make reporting simple and would make collection simple. How much does it cost to run the IRS?
I suppose income can be manipulated among the wealthy by borrowing against assets. So maybe a national sales tax is the fairest way to fund the government?
Personally, I think everyone that benefits from government outputs should participate in government inputs. Everyone should pay taxes, so I prefer either a national sales tax or flat income tax.
Progressive income taxes are used to carve out favors for special interests and to manipulate tax payers in how we spend our money. Plus, a large portion of taxpayers pay no income tax, or even benefit from federal redistribution. The majority of federal income taxes are paid by a minority of its citizens.
Plus a national sales tax or flat income tax would be simple. Either would make reporting simple and would make collection simple. How much does it cost to run the IRS?
I suppose income can be manipulated among the wealthy by borrowing against assets. So maybe a national sales tax is the fairest way to fund the government?
