The reason is obvious. A person making 10 grand a year can’t afford to pay as much as a person making 20 million. Its easy for those of us that make more than those making less to say “hey I should only have to pay the same as that person”. The problem is with that we all know that the person making more is just looking for a way to pay less. If we voted all the clowns out of office and get our government back to what it should and was intended to be we could go with a flat tax, but thats never going to happen. Since both parties are corrupt. Personally, I have no pity on the CEO,s making 200 million a year. We all know how the system works that got it for them.