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TheFarseer

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1. If we had a flat tax

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 05:12 PM

Aug 2015

we would still need an IRS to make sure people paid their taxes and on the correct amount of income! I won't even mention how probably ever single one of those people in the audience would be paying MORE in taxes each year.

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Cruz calls for flat tax, abolishing IRS [View all] yuiyoshida Aug 2015 OP

If we had a flat tax TheFarseer Aug 2015 #1

Screw the middle class and poor: Phase 1. Reagan. Phase 2. GW Bush. NCjack Aug 2015 #2

Say ten percent overall? maddiemom Aug 2015 #3

Dems should propose a new flat tax... on net worth! reformist2 Aug 2015 #4

Jack Rabbit calls for flattening Ted, abolishing GOP Jack Rabbit Aug 2015 #5

Flat Tax Tables..... How's *this* for fairness! reformist2 Aug 2015 #6

We already have a flat tax daybranch Aug 2015 #7

Clearly, he's trying to out-dickhead Trump . . . MrModerate Aug 2015 #8