Title: Tax Fairness Definition
Headings: Tax Fairness
Tax Fairness
What Is Tax Fairness?
Key Takeaways
Understanding Tax Fairness
The Individual's Right
The Common Good
Three Tax Concepts
Regressive Taxation
Progressive Taxation
Blended Taxation

Content: Tax fairness is a concept which stipulates that a government's tax system should be equitable to all citizens. Opinions differ, however, in just how to reach tax fairness. The solutions are varied, but most fall under three broad systems of taxation. They include regressive taxation, progressive taxation, and blended taxation. Key Takeaways
Advocates of a regressive tax say it is fair because everyone pays the same tax for the same goods and services. Advocates of a progressive tax say the richest can afford to pay more into a system that has benefitted them more. Taxation in the U.S. takes a blended approach. The income tax is progressive while the FICA tax is regressive. Generally, advocates of tax fairness believe that taxes should be based on a person's or company’s ability to pay but balanced by the needs of society as a whole for government services. Understanding Tax Fairness
Any notion of tax fairness attempts to strike a balance between what is fair to the individual and what is fair to society as a whole.