IRS faces class action lawsuit over theft of 60 million medical records

Re:IRS faces class action lawsuit over theft of 60 million m... by cobrausn on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @01:38PM (#5713548)

Sales tax penalizes those living hand to mouth more than is probably advisable. I don't mind progressive taxation, but I would love to see them stop trying to do social engineering with the tax code and just charge a fixed rate based on income, period.

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Re:IRS faces class action lawsuit over theft of 60 million m... by aaronblohowiak on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @02:33PM (#5713872)

sales tax is usually coupled with a reverse income tax (cash grant to the poor that decreases to 0 as your income increases) to offset exactly the problem you mention.

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Re:IRS faces class action lawsuit over theft of 60 million m... by sixothree on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @04:48PM (#5714780)

Usually? Hmm. The proposed law in Louisiana did not include such.

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Re:IRS faces class action lawsuit over theft of 60 million m... by nightski on Wednesday May 15, 2013 @02:51PM (#5713966)

Or just a flat rebate regardless of income, as in the FairTax.

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