[staytrue]

I you make $10,000 per year and I make $100,000 per year and we both buy a boat for $1,000 at say, 10% tax then we both pay $100. That $100 is only 0.1% of my income and 1.0% of your income. That's a regressive tax system. We need a flat tax.

Wrong. Correct is "you make $10,000 per year and I make $100,000 per year and I buy a boat for $1,000 and you don't because at $10,000 per year, you have no business buying a boat, at 10% tax then I pay $100.

[lewislynn]

at $10,000 per year, you have no business buying a boat

You must be the one who determines what everyone's necessities are and how much they should cost.