It's Time for the Flat Tax

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Marty
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It's Time for the Flat Tax

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Well, it’s tax time again. As I try to make some sense of the seemingly bottomless pile of papers required to balance my account with the federal government, it strikes me that now, more than ever, is the perfect time to implement a flat tax.

Let’s face it. Our current tax system is broken. It is extremely complicated, with nearly 900 different tax forms in all. It is easily manipulated by those who know how to do so in order to take advantage of the bureaucratic mess and inefficiency that is the tax code. And it stifles growth by penalizing productive behavior, savings and investment. Everyone hates it, and everyone complains about it. It is a system in desperate need of reform, or better yet replacement.

A flat tax is the perfect alternative to what we have today. Implementing a flat tax system would be simple and, more importantly, fair to American taxpayers. Establishing a single, low rate, regardless of income, would treat all taxpayers fairly and equally. If the rate were, for example, 10 percent, then all income would be taxed at 10 cents on the dollar one time and one time only: when it was earned. I don’t know what the actual rate should be right now, though, it is not the number, but the principle, that is important.

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Re: It's Time for the Flat Tax

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Here, Here!

Besides some saying the IRS is illegal (don't pay them and see what happens, HA!), it is a big headache!

GET A FLAT TAX GOING TODAY!
Don't be lame. It's just fishing; you are not the new mesiah you know! Check your attitude at the door Mr. Spinners on da boat trailer.
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