How about a tax code that taxes all income, including transfer payments, including pensions, including military pensions, the same.
I remember proposals over the years from many scattered places to exempt the pensions of policemen, firemen, teachers, etc. from taxation. The rationale given is that our public servants have made such an incredible financial sacrifice by taking a public salary all these years. While the reality is that public sector incomes outstrip private sector incomes by a wide margin.
I don't begrudge anyone what he has earned, but income is income and ought to all be treated the same when it comes to taxation. In a rational tax code, that would include fringe benefits, 100 percent of Social Security payments, all welfare benefits, etc. Broaden the base and lower the rate. We broaden the base by treating all income the same.
Yes, yes and yes. It'll never happen because everyone thinks they are special and should get a break.
Abolish the IRS and the income tax.