(August 24, 2011 at 2:07 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: Someone please explain how a "flat tax" is somehow fair?
In theory, a flat tax is the same proportionate tax for everyone. Sounds fair, right?
In reality, no other part of our society operates that way. Those that own are the ones who pay to maintain.
Take condominium ownership as an analogous example. Those who own the condos own their living space and pay maintenance for the community space and community expenses. These maintenance fees pay for mowing the lawn, cleaning the halls, keeping up community amenities, etc. This maintenance is typically assessed according to the square footage of your unit. The more you own, the more you pay to maintain.
Let's say you lived in a unit half the size of mine. You would expect to pay half as much in maintenance as I do. If you found out I paid exactly the same amount, you'd feel like you were subsidizing my unit.
The top 1% of our society currently owns 42% of the wealth in this country. A fair assessment of their tax burden to maintain the portion of society that they own would have them pay 42% of the total revenue from taxes. I haven't seen the actual statistics but I'm guessing their share is considerably lower.
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