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Well it should be a flat tax with a rebate. Say $5k to everyone.


That does not address his problem. He is suggesting that a fair tax would have everyone taxed to the same marginal value, that is, where the last dollar the government taxes is worth the same amount to each person.

There is nothing inherently fair about a flat tax any more than there is something magical about round numbers. It just appeals to our irrational love for symmetry.




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