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Originally Posted by irmanator
correct me if I am wrong, but if we have a flat tax do you think it would help influence ppl to vote out the ones that raise taxes. I mean if ppl aren't paying taxes now then they have no motivation to elect politician who want to cut taxes. If they aren't paying taxes and therefor don't care too much about the tax rate, they are more likely to vote for ppl who promise lots of benifits to low income by raising taxes of high income. (I hope my thoughts came out clearly)
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I'm not suggesting that a flat tax is a panacea but it could take the focus of elections away from the current "vote for me and you won't pay anything while my party soaks the 'rich' " way of thinking. I think everyone with an income, no matter how small, should contribute to the country where they reap the benefits.
We might even get a better grade of elected officials to boot because they now would have to run their campaigns on substance instead of fluff.
You can still raise or lower taxes but everyone would have skin in the game. Everyone either suffers or benefits equally.