I think that’s a different definition of fair than I was using. I think that logically what you are saying (perhaps sarcastically) is correct - the fairest of a

I think that’s a different definition of fair than I was using. I think that logically what you are saying (perhaps sarcastically) is correct - the fairest of all taxes would be a flat amount. I don’t think that’s necessarily the goal here. So perhaps I should restate my comment as “A fairer tax is a flat tax”. Ultimately, I think that the tax structure that AOC is proposing is punitive. If you’re successful, we will punish you for that success. I am not anywhere near a tax bracket that would be impacted by her proposal. I don’t really expect to be in my lifetime. But I don’t think it’s fair to punish someone for achieving success in life. Everyone should pay their fair share, but a flat percent-based tax already does that. One other idea that I like (although haven’t studied enough to determine its feasibility), is to do away with the income tax altogether (or make it very low) and tax consumption. Exempt the necessities of life, like food, but everything else has a national sales tax applied to it. This has the nice benefit of rewarding people for saving rather than spending.