I would add that even a flat tax would "spread the wealth around," since there's no way to insure that you reap the exact benefit of what you're taxed (unless t

I would add that even a flat tax would "spread the wealth around," since there's no way to insure that you reap the exact benefit of what you're taxed (unless the government were to simply hand back all of your taxes.) A simple example: public education doesn't benefit the child free in the same way that it benefits those with children (though I would argue that it does so indirectly.) That, and the value of money should not be evaluated solely in terms of its numerical value. 100$ is much more valuable to someone on the edge of poverty than it is to a millionaire. (Ie, Marginal utility.) In that sense, flat taxes are generally considered regressive.