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Not really. The main reason we'll never see a flat tax is because as soon as a flat tax is enacted, a politician can easily gain votes by promising to lower tax
by hughprime 17y ago
Not really. The main reason we'll never see a flat tax is because as soon as a flat tax is enacted, a politician can easily gain votes by promising to lower taxes for 99% of the population by raising them on the top 1%.
- TrevorJ 17y agoThat's no different than a politician saying they will lower taxes if they are elected right now. Granted, the simplicity of implementation would be easier if it where a flat tax, but the difficulty it always in getting the legislation passed, just as it is today.
- hughprime 17y agoI'm just saying that taxes tend to head towards a level somewhere between the economic optimum (as flat as possible) and the political optimum (all taxes paid by a tiny minority).
- TrevorJ 17y agoAh, I see, that is an interesting observation. I wonder if you could map this using some of Nashs' work.