flat tax
Uniform income percentage
A flat tax is an income tax system where everyone pays the same percentage regardless of how much they earn—contrasted with progressive taxation, where rates increase with income.
Advocates argue for its simplicity; critics say it burdens lower earners disproportionately since the same percentage represents a greater sacrifice for them.
Under a flat tax, a billionaire and a teacher would both pay 15 percent.
Scaled to match another
- uniformIdentical throughout
- nonprogressiveNot moving forward
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- fiscal policyState spending and taxation
taxation · revenue · levy · IRS · taxable income · deduction · exemption · taxpayer
Favoring reform and innovation
- regressiveReverting to earlier stages
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- wealth gapEconomic inequality measure
burden · loopholes · disparity · reform · partisan · populism · middle class · working class
Remove unnecessary elements
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
- user-friendlyEasy to operate
Identical throughout
- equal treatmentUniform handling regardless of identity
- parityState of being equal
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- level playing fieldEqual competitive conditions
proportionate · even-handed · non-discriminatory · equitable · fairness · neutrality · unbiased · across-the-board
proportional
Scaled to match another
- uniformIdentical throughout
- nonprogressiveNot moving forward
- rateMeasured speed or charge
fiscal policy · taxation · revenue · levy · IRS · taxable income · deduction · exemption · taxpayer · compliance
progressive
Favoring reform and innovation
- regressiveReverting to earlier stages
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
wealth gap · burden · loopholes · disparity · reform · partisan · populism · middle class · working class · wealthy
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
- uncomplicatedEasy to understand
uniform
Identical throughout
- equal treatmentUniform handling regardless of identity
- parityState of being equal
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
level playing field · proportionate · even-handed · non-discriminatory · equitable · fairness · neutrality · unbiased · across-the-board
- taxestaxes, withholding, VAT, GST, federal taxes
- economic policymonetary policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint, tariff
- inequalitywealth gap, income gap, disparity, wage gap, income disparity
- Federal TaxesIRS, Form 1040, 1040, W-2, 1099
- FiscalitéTVA, BIC
- taxationtaxable income, VAT, withholding, deductions, deduction
flat taxprogressive tax
Levy increasing with income
progressive taxation · regressive tax · wealth tax · luxury tax · estate tax
flat, tax, flatten, flatter, flattened, flattest, flattening