[sugarpop]

Originally Posted by Redux

I would describe it more as a philosophical difference than an argument of futility.

I side with every president (of either party) and every Congress since the 1920s when the income tax was initiated that believed (or at least accepted) that a progressive income tax system is the "fairest of them all."

But I am a Washington insider.

Agreed. Again... The only fair system is a graduated system, where taxes increase as income increases. As you earn more, you can afford to pay more... They just need to get rid of all the ways rich people get out of paying.