Reply #57: So people can benefit unequally but contribute equally? That's the heart of a flat tax. [View All]

[jgraz]

Someone making $200 million dollars uses a higher percentage of the state's limited resources. They also make the vast majority of their money off of the work of others, who are also paying taxes on earned income.

The only way to make the tax system fair is to make it progressive. People who disproportionally benefit from our system need to pay a higher percentage of their income to support it.