Shelby introduces a flat tax bill.
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/favor_a_flat_tax_sen_richard_s.htmlOf course, the first noise you hear is crying from the liberals that he's "penalizing the POOR!!!" People who don't pay taxes are now going to be forced to take food off the table.
Here's the deal. If you can't see that it's wrong (and inherently socialist) to hit me for 35% in taxes while somebody else who makes less pays 5%, then you need help.
We're fast reaching the socialist ideal where we promote equality of outcome over equality of opportunity. That's Obama's platform for sure.
It fucking pisses me off that people who pay literally nothing in taxes will also get these massive refunds that they typically squander on things like big screen TVs.
What we're doing now is wrong. Everybody who uses public goods and services should pay. It should be set up so simply that the IRS is not needed, nor is there the huge April 15 debacle.
Don't know if Shelby's way is THE way, but something has to be done.