Another problem with flat taxes and so forth is the more we lower the taxes on the wealthy. The less they care about cutting spending. The more feckless upper class Republicans become and the more socialist upper class Democrats are. It is easy to be a welthy marxist when you dont really pay much in taxes and then you can continually live in your little New York City, Beverly Hills dream world. I would of agreed once. But when the people who run the country don’t pay thier taxes our experience is that we go into the fiscal toilet.
Our effective rates are decent, yet that certainly hasn't checked .gov. That's why I get sick of people running on taxes, fine, cut .gov first. Then cut taxes.