[skinkinthegrass]

give us a break Washington; let's implement a 5% National Sales tax & eliminate
the income tax w/the IR$..repeal 16th & 17th admt..restrict the gov't. to 15% of NGDP.
eliminate useless federal bureaucracies..DeathCARE/EPA/OSHA/BLM/HHS..etc..
let states take-over..Let each Agency Fav. CongressCritter cover their Fav. @$.

[Innovative]

Russia has a flat 13% personal income tax.

“Personal income tax (PIT) is levied individually normally at 13 percent. There is no joint filing. Employers withhold income taxes, thus the taxpayers whose only taxable income was paid by employer do not need to file a tax return—except to claim a refund for itemized deductions. “

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Code_of_Russia