I'm all for the Flat Tax, or even the "Flatter Tax."
After Trump's tax reforms, I no longer have enough deductions, even with my home mortgage interest payments, to exceed the Standard Deduction.
I’m a huge fan of a flat tax, but it will never happen. Too many americans (attorneys, accountants, IT developers, managers, etc.) make their living off the federal tax system. And they are all white or gray collar. There is no way those hobs will ever be eliminated by the flick of a pen.
How ‘bout no tax on income. Rather, the federal government should send a tax bill to the various states apportioned based on the number of representatives from each state. Each state can then decide how to raise the revenue needed to pay their bill.
And everybody, EVERYBODY pays something unless one made no money at all.