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dawg

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10. Most people who favor a flat tax think that the rich are over-taxed.

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 11:18 AM

Dec 2013

If that is true, then a flat tax would - as a mathematical necessity - require raising taxes on everyone else in order to make up for taxing the rich less.

Oftentimes people propose flat taxes at reasonable sounding rates, like 15%, which make them sound somewhat appealing to ordinary people. But such plans would raise only a fraction of the money that is raised by our current tax code. A real flat tax would require a much higher rate, and most people would have to pay more than they currently do.

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Please help me debunk the 'flat tax' meme. [View all] LaydeeBug Dec 2013 OP

Debunk it? This is the dumbest proposal I've ever heard. JaneyVee Dec 2013 #1

Sounds great, even if it does sound like clydefrand Dec 2013 #2

Um…it's NOT great as it shifts the tax burden further on the middle class and the poor. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2013 #3

But worse even than a tax increase, is it would be clydefrand Dec 2013 #4

First of all Proud Public Servant Dec 2013 #5

And how long are the people with children to be taxed? n2doc Dec 2013 #6

This thread should give you what you need .. . HughBeaumont Dec 2013 #7

Don't worry.. sendero Dec 2013 #8

For starters.... Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2013 #9

Most people who favor a flat tax think that the rich are over-taxed. dawg Dec 2013 #10

That's not even a flat tax. JVS Dec 2013 #11

That won't work. PDJane Dec 2013 #12

Benefits from and costs for government service don't accrue per capita. HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #13

That's not a plan. surrealAmerican Dec 2013 #14

You have the incentives backwards. We need to encourage people to have kids. Nye Bevan Dec 2013 #15

Regressive taxation is a bad thing Gothmog Dec 2013 #16

That's exactly our debate…..he is saying it isn't regressive LaydeeBug Dec 2013 #18

It is by definition regressive Gothmog Dec 2013 #19

Are you talking income tax, payroll tax, both? MissMillie Dec 2013 #17