Introduction
Switching the United States’ current income tax system would benefit the country as a whole. Therefore, variations of the flat tax that are proposed, some of which set a percentage on income while others set a percentage on sales tax. Those arguing in favour of such tax reforms contend that it will eliminate the complexity of our current system and the loopholes. This will contribute towards boosting of the economy. One such proposal, on which a number of books have been written, is called Fairtax. This is a flat rate sales tax only on new items. For example, if someone were to buy a used ...