[Willie Green]

So are you ready to advocate discarding the income tax? In any form? Flat or graduated?

As with any other mode of taxation, I believe that a fixed, flat rate is most equitable.
This holds true whether one is discussing income tax, tariffs or excise taxes.

As for tarriffs, it's always easier to tax people other than those who can vote.

Nobody is forcing foreigners to ship their goods here,
and I see no reason to extend them suffrage rights as if they were citizens.

[ancient_geezer]

As with any other mode of taxation, I believe that a fixed, flat rate is most equitable.
This holds true whether one is discussing income tax, tariffs or excise taxes.

So what "flat" rate are you proposing on tariffs, and what federal taxes do you expect to replace with them?

Nobody is forcing foreigners to ship their goods here,

One: Foreigners don't pay tariffs, the american people pay the tariff embedded in the priceon goods imported.

Two: If foreigners can't be forced to ship their goods here, how will this tariff you intend to levy to fund the government be collected?

[Protagoras]

As with any other mode of taxation, I believe that a fixed, flat rate is most equitable.

So you are advocating an income tax? A direct tax?

Nobody is forcing foreigners to ship their goods here, and I see no reason to extend them suffrage rights as if they were citizens.

No one has advocated that. It was pointed out that taxing non-citizens is the easiest tax to get away with.