Thought Addict,
I agree that the flat tax would open up a huge can of worms. I also agree that the gov't needs a major overhaul however it may not need to be done all at once.
One of the great things about a democracy is that we don't end up with a dictatorship and secondly nobody can seize ultimate control or power over the gov't. One bad things about limited power is that its hard to create huge changes or overhauls. Big change requires a "Vision".
If you look at the tax system, companies have so many tax deductions the itemizations are enormous. If you know much about business you know who easily it is to deduct your company's tax burden at the end of the year. Warren Buffet once commented that he payed 17% in income taxes where his secretary payed a higher percentage.
You can be certain that the gov't in 100 years will look much different than today. It will either be larger in terms of its authority or smaller.
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