Part of the argument behind a flat tax: .. is simplicity. Since Au has a two bracket system in reality, it might be easier to formalise it and have 0% tax under 25,000 AUD, and 15% above that. We have consumption and capital gains taxes already, so the wealthier will get caught in that net anyway.
Whether income tax or consumption tax, the government is still outsourcing their tax collection. Which is not cool. Business is bearing the burden of collecting it.
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