This system has its appeal; however, I have never understood why conservatives and those few liberals call for this flat tax without offering any government assistance for families when they make that shift in taxation. In other words, the flat tax system does not look at circumstances. A flat tax benefits the single people without children. If a person makes X amount of money, then they owe a straight percentage. The tax system does not care if you are single or married, with or without children, and/or making donations to charities. In a nutshell, it is in your best interest under a flat tax system to not have children.
Now, money isn't everything and clearly there comes a time when a couple will ignore the monetary factor and chose to have children; however, this taxation system is offered mostly by the same people who claim to support the American families. With just the straight tax and no social support for families, many more American families would end up below the poverty line. This is unacceptable.
I would love to see a straight tax implemented but only if the social safety net stands in place for families. I would support those calling for this system if they would offer the assistance needed to help those families that would fall into poverty by this system switch. However, until the conservatives and those few liberals develop these shallow bumper sticker slogans into meaningful alternatives, I can not support a flat tax. Until such social assistance is provided, then the American family can not support such as tax as well.
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