Some Politicians Have Recently Suggested Changing the Income Tax System

question 56

Essay

Some politicians have recently suggested changing the income tax system in the U.S. to a flat tax system where all taxpayers would pay the same percentage of their income in tax to the federal government. Explain how such a change can be analyzed in terms of efficiency. Do you believe that this tax will have equity effects as well?

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Definitions:

Direct Costs

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Saving Face

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Appreciative Inquiry

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The act or process of finding or learning something new that was not known before.