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>>Wouldn't flat tax take care of that? Those who make more pay more. Sounds pretty reasonable to me.
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>You could make a good case for that, Dimitry, if all deductions and tax shelters - offshore etc, were eliminated and all income were taxed at the same rate.

I think real business costs should be deductible - but the border to define "real" is slippery. An airplane or a truck for a biz in transportation seems easy, as does office space. PC for free lancers ? Where would you draw the line?

not having a good idea myself

thomas