SniperFire
Senior Member
There should be no deductions for having kids and all tax credits should be gotten rid of.
If you have an income you should get taxed on the gross.
Yep pure flat rate tax system with NO deductions and EVERYONE pays the same percentage on ALL income.
I disagree. The progressive tax system takes into account that first dollars you earn are more likely to be used for necessities than the higher and higher dollars you earn, and it doesn't make sense to make the tax burden as high on your food and shelter dollars, for example, compared to your hundred thousandth, or millionth dollar.
You can simplify the tax system without flattening it,
by retaining progressive brackets while eliminating various deductions, credits, loopholes, etc.
HOWEVER, in the real world, the preferential treatment of taxpayers with children is not going anywhere EVER...
...so you can enjoy talking about it, but don't let yourself be deluded into thinking you're talking about anything feasible.
And it doesn't make sense for you to argue for equal protection in one situation and against it in others.