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Originally Posted by dippin
the reason that the tax code is complicated is not because it is progressive, it is because there are a number of rules on what constitutes income or not and what is deductible or not. A flat tax solves none of those issues.
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For the record, I would not tax income at all, I would tax consumption. Secondarily, tax simplification is the key. All other things being equal I would prefer a flat tax system to a progressive one. I realize a flat tax system can be problematic.