• FloridaBoi [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    That’s the scam they’re always pushing with flat income tax (aka “fair” tax) rates where everyone would pay like 10 or 15% no matter what. It’s designed to hurt the “freeloaders” and let the rich off the hook because rate and magnitude both matter.

    Tax structures today effectively push higher rates on middle incomes while filers at either end tend to pay no or low taxes which is why middle income (petite boug) tend to like the idea of this program. It elides that the rich have the most to gain from it since it further impoverishes the already poor.

    Sales, excise and property taxes and even fines and fees have tended to be regressive since they do not consider the payer’s ability to pay.