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Old 09-07-2012, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Wag View Post
that's why I favor a flat tax.....everyone in that scenario would pay the same price for their beer....pretty simple really.
True but economic experts say to get the same amount of current revenue you would have to have a flat tax around 35%. The top 2% of the population pays 40% of total revenue, so a flat tax of around 20% would come up short. These aren't my figures though, just what I've heard.
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