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<blockquote data-quote="JustTired" data-source="post: 365593" data-attributes="member: 10234"><p>I think a better idea is the "flat tax". It has been said (and I'll admit I don't know this to be true) that a 10% flat tax would give the government more money than they could use (yeah, right). </p><p> </p><p>If the above is true (and everybody paid a flat 10% of their income) things would be simpler to manage. No deductions - no loopholes - no tax return to file - no IRS (with exception of those needed to monitor the self-employed). You make a dollar, you pay $.10. You make $100,000, you pay $10,000. </p><p> </p><p>In my opinion, that is the real "fair tax". It's based on what you earn, not what you spend. Those at the top pay more, but in reality it's the same percentage as everyone else. Now....what's wrong with that?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By the way....someone mentioned earlier that illegals don't pay taxes. That is not true. By law, those that hire migrant workers (legal or illegal) must deduct federal taxes from their pay. The truth is that those that are illegal don't file tax returns. Therefore the government gets to keep all the taxes withheld from their pay. They end up paying more taxes per dollar earned than the average American. Another reason to not change the system, I guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JustTired, post: 365593, member: 10234"] I think a better idea is the "flat tax". It has been said (and I'll admit I don't know this to be true) that a 10% flat tax would give the government more money than they could use (yeah, right). If the above is true (and everybody paid a flat 10% of their income) things would be simpler to manage. No deductions - no loopholes - no tax return to file - no IRS (with exception of those needed to monitor the self-employed). You make a dollar, you pay $.10. You make $100,000, you pay $10,000. In my opinion, that is the real "fair tax". It's based on what you earn, not what you spend. Those at the top pay more, but in reality it's the same percentage as everyone else. Now....what's wrong with that? By the way....someone mentioned earlier that illegals don't pay taxes. That is not true. By law, those that hire migrant workers (legal or illegal) must deduct federal taxes from their pay. The truth is that those that are illegal don't file tax returns. Therefore the government gets to keep all the taxes withheld from their pay. They end up paying more taxes per dollar earned than the average American. Another reason to not change the system, I guess. [/QUOTE]
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