Wrong. A flat rate income tax is still an income tax. There should be no income tax whatsoever. The "progressive income tax" is a Marxist abomination.
Income taxation is wrong for so many obvious and valid reasons, I presume any conservative who has educated himself is well aware of this. But here are a just few:
If there is to be any federal taxation at all, the taxes should be consumption based. Yes, sales taxes.
At least then, those who consume the most end up paying the most taxes, and that's about as fair as taxation is ever going to be.
The income tax was fomented on the People by so-called "progressives" who said it would only be for the ultra-rich, and it has been systematically shifted onto the middle class ever since. The progressives lied.
Income taxation is nothing short of fractional slavery, whether flat or otherwise.
Ted Cruz should stand strong here and make the abolition of the IRS a central policy of his campaign.
It's about time for the People to hear some fresh, new ideas for removing the yoke which we have labored under for a good century or so.
I’d be okay with that also. As long as our present system is gone along with the IRS.
Amen to that.
To your excellent list, I would add that another huge advantage of eliminating the income tax and the IRS is that it would remove a tool of oppression and extortion that many in the government currently use to threaten, intimidate, and punish political or personal enemies.
Second, it would eliminate the giant drag on productivity that happens when countless hours are spent preparing complex documents for the April 15 deadline. And it’s more than just the time. For many of us, filling out tax forms is highly stressful. For many, it has a horrible impact on our personal lives for days or weeks.