Frankly, I've been a proponent of a flat-tax rate for income tax for years.  I grew up as an upper-middle class chick and managed to put myself and three kids through college with no student loans.  My biggest peeve with the income tax is that I pay approximately 27% in withholding while those who make over 250,000 pay nothing.

Why can't the feds enact a simple 15% flat rate that EVERYONE pays no matter how much you make?  That's a lot more equitable and would fund a hell of a lot more than the sliding scale that benefits the super-rich to the detriment of the working poor, of which I am now one.

I don't have a house and I don't have a vehicle.  I can't afford either on unemployment.

Hugz from Phoenix, USA

Victoria

Remember, sometimes the dragon wins. Correction: MOST times.