Describe the arguments for and against the flat tax.

What will be an ideal response?

Advocates of the flat tax argue that it is fairer than the current system, treating all income and expenditure equally and treating all citizens equally. It would be a simpler tax system eliminating the need for professional tax experts to decipher the tax code. Advocates also claim it is more fiscally neutral so that decisions about how to invest could be made based on economic considerations rather than on tax considerations. Opponents argue that the flat tax would be more regressive than the current system with the affluent paying less than they do now and benefiting at the expense of the larger population. Critics argue that the flat tax would eliminate the ability to use the tax system to promote other public policy purposes. A shift to a flat tax might also force some shifting of state tax structures given that several states calculate their own income taxes as a percentage of the federal tax.

Political Science

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A. is irrelevant to bureaucrats. B. has stayed within a small range since Gallup began measuring it. C. is of little concern to second-term presidents. D. is required before a president may claim executive privilege. E. is an important resource for presidents to use to persuade Congress to pass legislation.

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Does the offense have a dominant strategy?



A. Yes: Run
B. Yes: Short pass
C. No
D. Yes: Medium pass
E. Yes: Long pass

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