Originally Posted By: NMBurb02
Originally Posted By: OneEyeJack
A flat tax would remove the government's power to play games with their spending and would put a lot of people out of work. Some of those people are the power brokers that make and break politicians. You've heard the expression, don't put certain kinds of fluids in the chili.
But then who, in their infinite wisdom, will ensure that the rich pay their "fair share"? [/sarcasm]
The current system is a guarantee that the rich do not pay their share and that the welfare culture (ie, liberal voters) continues to get a free ride.