While the thought of not having to deal with a
pain-in-the-butt tax return every year and despite the success other countries
have had with using a flat tax rate, the distribution of wealth in the U.S. is
too uneven for us to use it. I think it would be unfair for everyone to pay the
same amount of money in taxes when only a select few hold most of the wealth in
the country. The government also collects a lot of money from the taxes they get
from the wealthy. If they didn’t get those taxes anymore, it would cut out a lot
of the money the government collects and less money going out into the public
for community programs and such.
What would happen to
the IRS if we used a flat tax rate also? Or the companies and individuals who
make a living out of helping people complete their tax returns? Most likely they
would become unneeded, forcing people out of jobs. We already have a need for
more jobs here in the U.S. and this could just add to an already big problem.
While I can see the benefits of using a flat tax rate
system, I don’t think it is something that would benefit the middle and lower
class here in the U.S.
