Okay, if there is a flat tax implemented, people like General Electric, who haven't paid a tax in about 20 years will have to pay. You see, that there are plenty of dishonest corporations who ship stock around from foreign factories, in order to not pay taxes. Here's a great idea. Implement your flat tax on income tax. Implement a small tax on retail items. DO NOT however tax things that you are selling second hand. The tax has been collected on a used item already, why tax it again, and again? That is a little secret people don't understand.
Every time you buy something used from a retail store, the government benefits twice, or more with each transaction.
Flat Tax, Small Sales Tax, no more. Our government takes too much. Almost 45% of my wages go out in taxes, while certain corporations pay none. Make EVERYONE accountable. Who cares about the scumbags and the lowlifes? They pay too, in their own way.
Yes--I should have clarified that. It would only be on income tax. I am not really sure what to do about corporations at this point. Although liberals and the press tend to denigrate corporations, face it--the liberals and the media probalby work for corporations. It would not bother me at all if the government did not tax corporations. Why should they? (Oh, boy, I'm probably setting myself up here...) A corporation cannot make money until it spends money--and that gives people jobs. I may be missing something here, but I figure that if it can't vote (like a corporation), it shouldn't be taxed.