http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/12/tax-foundation-report-on.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:56:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/12/tax-foundation-report-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-4356 Sarah Brodsky Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:22:58 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=9864#comment-4356 The blogger says "minimum." I don't see anything in the argument about equality or everyone being treated the same--only that there would be a lower bound. It leaves the possibility of taxing some brackets above the minimum. I don't read that as a flat tax proposal. The blogger says “minimum.” I don’t see anything in the argument about equality or everyone being treated the same–only that there would be a lower bound. It leaves the possibility of taxing some brackets above the minimum. I don’t read that as a flat tax proposal.

]]> http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/12/tax-foundation-report-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-4355 Dave Roland Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:11:26 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=9864#comment-4355 While not particularly well-written, it sounds to me like the blogger is advocating a 10%, across-the-board flat tax. I think it's fair to note the potential disproportionate impact that such a tax scheme might have on low-income people, and I agree that it would be worth at least discussing an exemption that would account for the struggles of impoverished people. But the core of the blogger's idea is about making sure all citizens share an equal income tax burden - that, as nearly as possible, people should be treated equally under the tax laws. Sounds like a great idea to me! While not particularly well-written, it sounds to me like the blogger is advocating a 10%, across-the-board flat tax. I think it’s fair to note the potential disproportionate impact that such a tax scheme might have on low-income people, and I agree that it would be worth at least discussing an exemption that would account for the struggles of impoverished people. But the core of the blogger’s idea is about making sure all citizens share an equal income tax burden – that, as nearly as possible, people should be treated equally under the tax laws. Sounds like a great idea to me!

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