Just because Forbes has it all screwed up doesn't mean that the flat tax is not a good idea. I think the right flat income tax is a great idea. But it should have no exemptions and no deductions. If and only if there are no exemptions and no deductions do two very desirable benefits follow. First we can deduct all taxes at their source.
Companies can with hold a fixed percent of payroll.
Who the individual workers are or how much each person earned is no business of the IRS and there would be no marriage penalty. Since the IRS would only need to examine business returns over 100,000, agents would be out of job. Good let them find honest work. Astro Flight Inc. 13311 Beach Ave. Copyright 1996 AstroFlight, Inc.