A flat tax, for all its faults, is the cleanest and most fair. No deductions, no loopholes, no special interests, no carve outs. If you made a dollar last year, send in a dime. I don’t care about your mortgage, your gifts, your medical expenses, your marital status.
Start taxing at $20K/year, no top stop.
Taxing is not the problem. It is the overspending that is the real problem.
And the flat tax does not penalize savings. If you save your money there is no tax on it. You only pay tax when you spend