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    its breaking point. Our current tax system penalizes those that work and save money. People that pay no taxes still get to enjoy the benefits. The United States needs to look at which tax is fairer to the people and easier to administer by the government. Although some may disagree, the Flat Tax should replace the income tax to simplify and bring fairness to the system, increase income, and create jobs. Currently, the United States has a federal income tax that is very difficult to understand

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    Flat Tax Pros And Cons

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    A flat tax system in the United States by definition refers to taxing household incomes at the same rate regardless of income levels. Advocates of a flat tax system argue that it will simplify U.S. tax codes and eliminate other taxes. Opponents of a flat tax system argue that it only benefits wealthy individuals and would eliminate the IRS causing wide-spread unemployment. Here are some of the pros and cons of a flat tax system. Flat Tax Pros Promote Economic Growth- Many advocates of flat taxes

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    The idea of a flat rate of income tax is one of a single rate of tax paid by everyone. Currently, in the UK, the rate at which one pays tax is dependent on the level of income of an individual – from paying no tax at all with a low income to 45% tax on extremely high incomes – these incomes include bonuses, dividends, retainers etc. This excludes, however the Personal Allowance permitted by the government, £11,000 which one does not have to pay income on. In the UK, the flat tax dates back to medieval

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    comparing the benefits and issues between the flat tax and the progressive tax, it is important to understand the way these two systems operate in today’s economy. The flat tax can be defined as a tax that requires every individual to pay the same rate of deduction regardless of their income. On the other hand, a progressive tax can be defined as a tax where the tax rate is increased based on the income a person earn. This system is operated through the use of tax brackets, where the levels of income are

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    share of taxes? Shouldn’t everyone have skin in the game? For example, if the tax rate was 10%, then the person earning $10,000 per year would pay $1,000 in taxes, and the person earning $100,000 per year would pay $10,000 in taxes. Does this sound too good to be true? Many complain that our current tax system is broken and there has to be a better tax system. During this last presidential campaign, the idea of a flat tax system was once again discussed as an option by one of the candidates. Over the

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    A flat tax is a system of taxation that taxes at a uniform rate, regardless of income level. In the United States we currently use a progressive tax system, meaning that high-income earners pay taxes at a higher rate than low-income earners. A flat tax rate is a tax system with a constant marginal rate, which is applied to individual income. There are various tax systems that are labeled a flat tax even though they are significantly different. A true flat rate tax is a system of taxation where one

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    Section Ⅰ: Introduction My community decided that the best tax system would be to use the 2-point flat tax across our community. We decided as a group that it would be fair, because each member would be taxed the same regardless of their role. The treasurer, and myself being mayor could also map out how many points we would have for the rest of the semester. This would not have been the same if we had decided a percentage based tax or one that first needed to know the quiz score. I believe that

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    talked about are Flat Tax and Progressive Tax. Flat Tax is a system where the same tax rate is applied to every taxpayer despite what their income is. This system is applied in eight US states as of 2016. Progressive Tax is a system where the tax rate increases based on your level of income. It is essential the more you earn, the more you pay in taxes. In my opinion, a progressive tax system is more efficient and more fair than a Flat Tax system. To begin with, unlike the flat tax system, the progressive

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    Economics – pro The flat tax rate ensures that successful people do not get penalized. Entrepreneurs and businesses will not have to worry about their profits being taxed at a higher marginal rate. This increases productivity and ensures that creativity is not stifled. More companies will choose to stay in the United States instead of finding tax havens. If the proportional tax rate does away with corporate tax rate, then it would be beneficial to the U.S economy. Research shows that of “U.S corporations

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    Flat Tax: Let’s Make it Fair So imagine that you’re working really hard, and the glorious day has finally come. Pay day. Once you finally have that money and you have to pay taxes, you realize that you have to pay a lot more money towards taxes just because you work harder. This is why having a flat tax is necessary. Not only will it make taxing fair, but it will make it better for the economy. A recent poll in 2014 was asking whether Americans thought the government should switch to a flat tax

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