> The problem is not that we don't know how to create a fair tax policy. I would say this is a big chunk of the problem. people don't actually agree on what "f

> The problem is not that we don't know how to create a fair tax policy. I would say this is a big chunk of the problem. people don't actually agree on what "fair" means. depending on who you ask, "fair" might mean anything between "I get to keep most of what I earn" and "everyone gets equal access to resources". regardless of what "fair" means to you, you still need to understand tax incidence (who actually bears the burden of a particular tax) to devise policies that achieve your goal. tax incidence can be a very controversial topic.