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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
There is no such thing as a "fair" system because of how subjective fair is.
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True.
But the reality is there has never been much support for a flat tax.
Kemp made it a core component of his campaign when he ran for Pres in '88; as did Forbes in '00 and Huckabee last year....with little success.
Any Congressional proposal for a flat tax over the last 20+ years has died in committee, regardless of the party in power.
A poll (
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Almost three-quarters of Americans think it is a good idea to raise taxes on people making more than $250,000 per year, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times poll.
In fact, two-thirds of Americans think the tax code should be changed so that middle-class Americans pay less than they do now, while "upper income" people pay more.
Poll: 74 Percent Support Higher Taxes On The Rich
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Whether a flat tax is "fair" or not or has merits or not, the political reality is that while most Americans would like to see tax simplification, what a flat tax doesnt have is very much public support.