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Seriously.
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Seriously.
What is the problem with a flat tax? 10% across the board. No deductions for kids or whatever.

Seems to me that is the most fair taxation of all. Everyone pays 10% (arbitrary number, could be whatever 9, 8, 12) of their total income.
No deductions, total gross income for individuals, total net profits for buisnesses. Simple shit, what opposition can you have with this?

Super simple tax code, minimum paperwork, simplified payroll deductions. I'm sure there would be many other tangible benifits also.

Somebody school me here. What am I not seeing?

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Seriously. - by Dotard - December 14, 2011 at 8:58 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Autumnlicious - December 14, 2011 at 9:00 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Erinome - December 14, 2011 at 9:17 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Jackalope - December 14, 2011 at 9:23 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Dotard - December 14, 2011 at 9:27 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Jackalope - December 14, 2011 at 9:43 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Dotard - December 15, 2011 at 9:19 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Autumnlicious - December 14, 2011 at 10:18 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Dotard - December 15, 2011 at 9:43 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Jackalope - December 16, 2011 at 4:43 am
RE: Seriously. - by Dotard - December 16, 2011 at 10:02 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Jackalope - December 16, 2011 at 10:39 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Erinome - December 16, 2011 at 6:02 am
RE: Seriously. - by Jackalope - December 16, 2011 at 6:12 am
RE: Seriously. - by Minimalist - December 14, 2011 at 10:20 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Jackalope - December 14, 2011 at 10:26 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Perhaps - December 14, 2011 at 10:33 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Jackalope - December 15, 2011 at 9:42 pm
RE: Seriously. - by rhonin85 - December 16, 2011 at 1:39 am
RE: Seriously. - by Dotard - December 16, 2011 at 8:40 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Autumnlicious - December 16, 2011 at 4:10 am
RE: Seriously. - by 5thHorseman - December 17, 2011 at 6:07 am
RE: Seriously. - by Autumnlicious - December 16, 2011 at 5:15 am
RE: Seriously. - by Jackalope - December 16, 2011 at 5:45 am
RE: Seriously. - by LastPoet - December 16, 2011 at 5:25 am
RE: Seriously. - by Erinome - December 16, 2011 at 6:26 am
RE: Seriously. - by Jackalope - December 16, 2011 at 6:41 am
RE: Seriously. - by Erinome - December 16, 2011 at 6:47 am
RE: Seriously. - by Dotard - December 16, 2011 at 11:45 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Jackalope - December 16, 2011 at 11:58 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Jackalope - December 16, 2011 at 6:55 am
RE: Seriously. - by rhonin85 - December 16, 2011 at 11:21 am
RE: Seriously. - by Tiberius - December 16, 2011 at 11:48 am
RE: Seriously. - by paintpooper - December 16, 2011 at 1:23 pm
RE: Seriously. - by Minimalist - December 16, 2011 at 10:39 pm
RE: Seriously. - by rhonin85 - December 16, 2011 at 10:52 pm
RE: Seriously. - by The Grand Nudger - December 16, 2011 at 11:01 pm
RE: Seriously. - by 5thHorseman - December 18, 2011 at 6:17 am
RE: Seriously. - by Dotard - December 29, 2011 at 9:34 am
RE: Seriously. - by downbeatplumb - December 29, 2011 at 9:38 am
RE: Seriously. - by UNoSonnn - December 30, 2011 at 6:38 am

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