...Let's look at some rough numbers.
El Simplo/Simplest:
Budget ::::: $3 Trillion ÷ 300 million citizens = $10,000 each.
It doesn't get any easier or "Fairer" than that!!!!
That's EVERYONE of course, child, old, handicapped etc.
Warren Bufett + wife taxes.... $20,000
Single Welfare mother of six... $70,000
Walmart employee/family of 4. $40,000
92 year retiree on SS ............ $10,000
More workable? Second "fairest".
$3 Trillion ÷ 120,000,000 households/Same Current income tax entities = $25,000 each household (Single or Married couple filing jointly, etc)
Walmart worker who makes $25,000 (that is their avg pay), pays 100% of his salary before any other deductions in tax, but owes more for SS etc.
He's in the Hole and of course not eating, housed, transported, or working any more.
Obviously everyone can't pay "their fair share" which IS about 25k.
That's basically what you (and others) are asking for.
Splash the two fairest. Or double/triple everyone else's burden and open Debtor prisons.
From these two examples, one hopes you can see that ONLY a Progressive income tax is do-able.
'Possible' trumps 'fair'.
REWIND:
http://www.debatepolitics.com/economics/90108-truth-can-afford-pay-taxes.html