Title: A Progressive Tax is More Fair Than a Flat Tax - Fact or Myth?
Headings: A Progressive Tax is More Fair Than a Flat Tax
A Progressive Tax is More Fair Than a Flat Tax Fact
What is More Fair, a Flat Tax or Progressive Tax?
The Bottomline on a Progressive Tax vs. a Flat Tax
Quickly Considering All the Different Taxes
A Summary of Why a Progressive Income Tax is More Fair than a Flat Income Tax in General
Considering Why Shifting the Tax Burden to the Lower Classes Isn’t “Fair”
Looking at the Data on Income and Tax Burden by Percentile
Considering the Above Arguments in More Detail
Considering Examples of a Flat Tax vs. a Progressive Tax
Considering Ability to Pay and Total Tax Burden
More Arguments for a Progressive Tax Being More Fair
A Modified Flat Tax: Considering How Flat Taxes Could be Made More Fair
Flat Tax vs. Progressive Tax: Definitions
A Progressive Income Tax Vs. a Flat Income Tax: Which is More Fair? – Addressing Some Semantics of Fairness
Other Considerations
Comparing a Progressive Tax to a Flat Tax
What is a Progressive Tax?
What is a Flat Tax?
In What Ways is a Progressive Tax More Fair Than a Flat Tax? – Further Justifications
Are the Flat Tax Alternatives More Fair?
In What Ways is a Modified Flat Tax More Fair Than a Flat Tax?
A Modified Flat Tax with a UBI
More Ways is a Flat Tax More Fair Than a Progressive Tax?
Is the Current Progressive Tax System in America Fair?
Is There a Truly Fair Tax?
Conclusion
Citations

Content: If you don’t own capital assets (stocks or a home) and you have debt, then you should ask yourself, “what is it exactly that trickled down?” We know the minimum wage didn’t trickle down, so what did? I’m not suggesting nothing did, but I am suggesting you think about this question. Considering Why Shifting the Tax Burden to the Lower Classes Isn’t “Fair”
Simply put, those with higher incomes have a higher ability to pay, the poor are already overextended on credit, and the middle class has little in the way of extra money to pay higher taxes or to lose assistance (like healthcare, childcare, and general tax breaks). Thus in terms of an income tax alone, there aren’t many other choices outside of raising other taxes, cutting spending, or creating more debt. In words, shifting the tax burden onto low and middle income Americans via a flat tax is less fair than having a progressive tax system which shifts some of the burden onto those with higher incomes. Or, at least, fairness aside, it isn’t practical (as one can’t squeeze blood from a stone, even in the name of fairness). Sure, we could flatten the income tax and lower everyone’s rate, but that still leaves us with a deficit. Sure, you could modify a flat tax to make it more progressive a fair, but then, it is essentially, as noted above, a progressive income tax. You can see a visual of the impracticality of this below in the chart that shows the tax burden by percentile.