the per person standard deduction and personal exemption, is so that each individual is NOT taxed on what it takes to feed themselves and keep themselves and family alive, what is more than this determined amount, is considered ''taxable'' income, or profit....so to say.
ANY tax system that taxes one's own work income that is needed for basic survival, would be immoral and inhumane.
i suppose a flat tax would be fine, but only with a standard deduction for every individual, similar to how it works now, only more in line with reality's cost of living.
same with the fair tax or national sales tax, some sort of credit should be given for the cost of basic needs.
otherwise, it would be pure evil imho.
this will still mean that some individuals....the maid, the janitor, the lawn guy, the car wash guy, the waitress, the dept store sales person, may STILL not pay any federal tax. (other than gas tax, social security tax, cigarette tax, and medicare tax, unless of course all of these individual taxes are incorporated in to the flat tax or sales tax?)
And shouldn't social security taxes be set up so that EVERYONE is taxed the same as well?
ANY tax system that taxes one's own work income that is needed for basic survival, would be immoral and inhumane.
i suppose a flat tax would be fine, but only with a standard deduction for every individual, similar to how it works now, only more in line with reality's cost of living.
same with the fair tax or national sales tax, some sort of credit should be given for the cost of basic needs.
otherwise, it would be pure evil imho.
this will still mean that some individuals....the maid, the janitor, the lawn guy, the car wash guy, the waitress, the dept store sales person, may STILL not pay any federal tax. (other than gas tax, social security tax, cigarette tax, and medicare tax, unless of course all of these individual taxes are incorporated in to the flat tax or sales tax?)
And shouldn't social security taxes be set up so that EVERYONE is taxed the same as well?