The Flat Tax Is Not Flat and the FairTax Is Not Fair

If you want an example of a real fair tax, then consider the equal tax. I first saw this proposed by Joe Sobran. Let every American pay the same amount — no deductions, no exemptions, and no exceptions. Sobran reasons,

The billionaire doesn't use the police or the streets any more than the pauper. Maybe less, since he presumably hires private guards to protect him and has less need of the police, and he is less likely to drive long distances than to fly.

Now, I wouldn't like paying this tax any more than I like paying income tax, but it is certainly a fair tax.

But not only is the Flat Tax not flat and the FairTax not fair, the Flat Tax is not fair and the FairTax is not flat. Let me repeat that: not only is the Flat Tax not flat and the FairTax not fair, the Flat Tax is not fair and the FairTax is not flat.

Laurence M. Vance goes on a rant about the income tax and the proposals for changing the methods for collecting it. Why not get rid of it - and if we can't do that - reduce it enough to put the government on notice that we are fed up and we're not gonna take it anymore!? Whew, that last sentence made me feel better!!