Anyone here know a lot about taxation as a science?

[Taverner]

We know some taxes work better than others, but I don't think anyone would want taxes to be 100% progressive or 100% regressive (or would they?)

Is a taxation specialist usually a statistician or a lawyer?

[WCGreen]

1. More likely an economist.

[Taverner]

2. True - especially if their strength is in microeconomics (I think)

[WCGreen]

6. It would be macro becauce it takes in the whole economy.

[ret5hd]

3. Is there a cogent argument against a 100% progessive tax structure?

[Taverner]

4. I don't know - that's what I'm hoping to learn (among other things) from this

Think of this entire thread as Taverner saying "I DON'T KNOWWWWWWW!!!"

[Oregone]

5. Whats a 100% progressive tax structure?

I don't think it is objectively definable.

If it comes down to taxing 100% of income above 100K or something, one could argue that would suppress to growth of the economy and innovation. It could also cause deflation.

Its much easier to look on a micro level, and determine what measures are more or less progressive. To look at an entire structure may be impossible to objectively define in the first place

[positrac]

7. They're mostly just politicians. Republicans want to cut taxes, Democrats just

replace them with 'fees.'
:shrug:

edit: The Republicans want to cut services along with the tax cuts...forgot that part