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Content: Opponents of flat taxes counter with what they see as the cons of a flat tax system and the advantages of progressive taxation. They say that a flat tax is unfair because it imposes a higher tax burden on those who would feel it the most. A 10% tax would make a much bigger dent in the budget of someone making $20,000 than someone making $200,000. Opponents of the flat tax proposal say it’s only fair to take a higher percentage of the income of the wealthy, since rich taxpayers will still have plenty left over. A flat tax, to its critics, is much more likely to hurt the poor and benefit the rich by taking more of a bite out of low-income folks’ budgets. However, many flat tax regimes have tax exemptions for the poor, which means the middle class might actually feel a flat tax more acutely than the poor. Another reason some analysts are skeptical about flat taxes is that, depending on the tax rate and income distribution of a country’s population, they might decrease the amount of revenue the government collects. However, this potential effect of a flat tax has both supporters and detractors. If you’re a small-government conservative, a flat tax system that shrinks government revenue (and therefore government’s scope) may sound like a dream come true. On the other hand, if you’re all about the government funding social programs, a flat tax system’s threat to revenue is bad news.