@sabbatical @levisan we ultimately pay for all taxation anyway — with higher prices on goods, etc.
It would be better for that taxation to happen with one mechanism so more people know what’s actually happening rather than so much of it being obfuscated. That would likely change voting patterns drastically so that we can actually fix spending and lower those taxes.
I’m unconvinced that it would meaningfully change the centralization of money — that will happen regardless of the system.
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@mike @levisan didnt take you for a bernie bro! ;) just found out he too advocates for a flat income tax https://mastodon.social/@Hawkmoon/110758961985639503
@mike @levisan especially in a regime like the states where there’s so much complexity and so many loopholes, i get the appeal. similar to proposals to replace the welfare/disability/unemployment bureaucracy with a basic income supplement, i suppose