No endorsement of the FT whatsoever, but anyone with a brain would just say:
“If the PB goes to everyone regardless of income, delete it, and lower the rate.”
There is a difference: the rebate is a lump sum and makes the FT less regressive compared with the IT or your version.
Correct. Delete the prebate and lower the FT rate.
Gonna swing you to the dark side, yet, xcamel.