Flat vs. fair

A while back I was reading an article about the flat tax and all the benefits it could bring in terms of simplifying the tax code. But, as far as I could tell, you could get all the same simplicity benefits from a simplified graduated rate. My wife, who is smarter than me and has taken a class on tax law, confirmed this breakfast-table analysis.

Anyway, here’s someone making basically the same point, except with knowledge and facts and whatnot.