Community Corner

Poll: How Do You Want Your Taxes? Flat, Progressive or Consumption-Style?

Recurring issue arises in the run-up to April 17, 2012, IRS deadline; how should system be fixed?

Taxes are due April 17 this year, but the grumbling has no deadline. The system that allows billionaires to pay a lower rate than their secretaries is a target for derision. Its complexity is legend. So how do we fix it—and still raise enough money to provide schools, streets, national defense and other necessities of American life? Here are some options. Feel free to mention others.

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