Today the Internal Revenue Code constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. A flat tax would be an enormous step forward.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The current tax code is unfair and a flat tax would improve it.
- In plain terms
- Taxes are cruel now a flat tax is better.
- What can you take from it?
- Simplify taxes for fairness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is cruel about the code?
- Is flat always better?
Another view
A flat tax might not solve all fairness issues.
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