best description yet....by scrappin the code and employin only a 999 type plan your example is spot on
government will get its money - its just a question of how - and ultimately its people that pay
i am a fan of simple - the least number of bureaucraps is high on my list of desirables too - but ANY of it will require some number of brueaucraps - call it the irs or blueberries, the function would be the same - that function will never go away
my first choice would be a flat sales tax - no prebate/rebate crap - tax it all - food - houses - if you buy it, its taxed - figure the rate out and do it
but levin says that would require repeal of the 16th amendment - which is NO SIMPLE MATTER and would take years
so my plan b is a flat personal income tax - zero deductions - no progressive brackets - no earned income tax credits - no nothing - rich, poor or methodist - everyone is taxed on all income at the flat rate - no mortgage deductions - no medical expense deductions - just a flat simple rate
no ‘gas tax’ - no social security tax - it all goes into the same pot anyway - no congress rewarding loopholes - you have a kid? God bless you but no deduction
and i’d probably make everyone send in a check - no employers withholding it