47% Will Pay No Federal Income Tax

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

First off, this thread is retarded. Not because of the topic, but because of the mostly inane discussion that has ensued. There are some good points scattered but by and large, most of these posts are drivel.
[B]I think I can wrap up firstdown's feelings pretty succinctly. He's in favor of lower taxes, but still thinks everyone should pay their fair share of those lower taxes.
In other words, he'd be more in favor of a flat tax, while keeping taxes relatively low.
I don't think for a second he's doing the math on that, but those are his feelings. Firstdown, go back to high school and take some expository writing classes. For Christ's sakes, you write like a child.

Yup. And quite frankly, I just don't know that a flat tax would work or what percentage would be necessary to fund even a stripped down government. I would suggest that a straight flat tax with no gradation for income would simply be insufficient to fund such a government OR be so brutal (hand over 40% of your gross income) as to unpassable.

Mind, you I don't necessarily oppose the thought of a flat tax. Just wondering how it would look in real numbers.