Dont you think  that outright abolition of Income Tax would result in prosperity of the Nation and citizens?
411870
Sure I do. Income tax is usually geared to help the wealthy, the people in power. If government income was to come from sales tax alone, and on everything except food it would much more fair for the poor. The more you buy, the more taxes you pay, what could be more fair?
4967
Yes.\nThe founding fathers created a system of limited Government to protect our rights. Until the beginning of the 20th century, an income tax was unheard of. In fact, it required the an ammendment to the constitution to make it legal.  \nWhen you now consider that you're taxes go to pay for someone else's Viagra, you have to consider that maybe we need to re-visit the constitution and the original intent of the founders!
177349
Knowledge and guidance. The government should make the peole happy and the people in return should do their share to make the country productive and peaceful :-)
685614
Simple and profound!\n\nThe less taxes, the more gdp.\n\nCheck it out!
687156
It would lead only to more division in the society.Our govt. should go back from britishers divide and rule policy.It will only do harm to our country.
595971
i know where you are going with this question. yes, state governments should be consolidated, merged and made more efficient, like all businesses of today. now the hard part: the very people who would lose their jobs are the ones who would need to begin this process of reduction and then vote for this consolidation. looks good to me.
359977
It sounds nice and simple, but it is not.  A flat tax would benefit the rich more than the poor.  A flat tax would wipe out mortgage interest deduction that would limit the regular folk the ability to buy a house.
569413
You are going to have to define your terms 'target population' versus overall society. I think if passed it would harden class lines, reduce services (including education) thereby reducing upward mobility, create a larger impoverished class, and would increase social tensions and resentments immeasurably.\n\nI am not sure if that addresses your question.
743610
Sounds good, I would take it a step further, taxes to be standard, and simplified, as in 10 percent... Now, wouldn't that be nice?
885358
No. Whereas the wealthy keep the country going with their exobitant taxes they also increase the costs for everyone else to live. How can anyone justify having so much money when fellow human beings are starving?
529203
Revolution? Hmmmmm, wishful thinking.\nI wish I knew the answer to this one. I think that our (UK) society has to take a giant evolutionary leap and realise that actually, the royals are not all that great and that their vast wealth could be redistributed to make better schools, hospitals, public transport.\nIs it going to happen? That's another question....
344344
In its pure form, I don't think it will ever be successful.  Given human nature, if you get something for "free," there's no real incentive to work.  Capitalism isn't perfect, but it provides a method for those who are driven to reap some rewards.  There's the other side of the coin with providing social benefits in a limited form for those who really need it.  The problem is dividing up those who need it and those are being taking advantage of the system and being lazy.
1042752
Isn't it amazing how Bill Gates, the Walton (Walmart) family, and thousands of others became billionaires or multi-millionaires under the old system of progressive taxation?\n\nImposing a "flat tax" or "vat" or "sales tax" will only shift the burden to the poor and middle class.\n\nWe should restore the old tax code we used to use to provide an incentive for wealthy people to use their wealth to create businesses and jobs in the US rather than encouraging them to invest in China or other places outside the US.
1002026
I would encourage people to try to not be dependent on corporations and try to start a small business of their own in something they are really interested in. Then I would make it easier for people to do this by taking away self employment tax and less easy on corporations.
341286
Not for long - the increased taxes would quickly slow the economy down and you'd either have to keep increasing taxes (screwing the economy), or cut the tax (defeating the purpose).
473431
pro - simplify the tax process\n\ncon - poor and middle class would pay higher taxes\n\nfor the people who think a flat tax would not hurt poor people, \nif aprox. 17% of income is collected as tax revenue and rich people pay over 30% of their income to irs where would the shortfall come from?
266036
We have to have taxes, there is no easy way around that.  But, we would be better off if our government uses our taxes more effectiveley.