> I think it helps democratically - people understand the code and could believe in its fairness. Ok but to what benefit? Progressive tax codes are both compl

> I think it helps democratically - people understand the code and could believe in its fairness. Ok but to what benefit? Progressive tax codes are both complex and fair. > I agree, but that's also a perversion of 'simplification'. If you follow that logic, the even simpler tax would be that everyone pays the same amount, not the same rate. E.g., everyone pays $10K, no matter what. Ok, then what is true simplification? This is where I don’t find the argument that taxes need to be simple compelling. What’s the benefit?