txpete77
Well-Known Member
Your issue is that you believe wealth is distributed, and not earned.Your issue is that you're not looking at the distribution of wealth from the top.
I'm all for closing the tax loop holes, including those I benefit from (mortgage interest deduction, etc.). I want to see a fair tax system, to where everyone has equal standing, regardless of income, age, assets, etc..
Everyone pays a flat fee per person (no exceptions)? Fine by me.
Everyone pays a flat rate on income (without deductions)? Fine by me.
Everyone pays a flat rate on consumption (without exemptions)? Fine by me - in fact that is my favorite.
While I'm against the concept of compulsory taxation, I am more against a tax code that is not applied equally to each person.
Our biggest problem is not how we derive government revenues, but the amount we spend as well as what it goes to pay. One of the ways to fix this is to return the government to what is in the constitution, then call a constitutional convention. That document is in need of an update, but we need to follow it before we modify it. We wouldn't have half of the issues we have now if we didn't allow our government to violate its own charter.