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Probably the most universally despised governmental agency ever known, the IRS, will only be tamed by massive changes in the voluminous and arcane U.S. Tax Code and, yet, our politicians are afraid to tackle the job. The currently leading Republican presidential candidate certainly won’t as long as he keeps advisors who believe that “the basic problem with the flat tax is you just can’t charge a guy who makes $1 million a year the same as a guy who makes $30,000.”
He is obviously not talking about dollars since surely 17% of $1 million ($170,000) is still more than 17% of $30,000 ($5,100). I wonder what he would have us do should we go to a consumption tax as is proposed in some corners?
FORREST BONNER
Huntington Beach
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