[LoyWarr]

I really like most of what has been said here. I notice that no one has said he should not be taxed at all. That is because people are willing to pay their share of the tax burden, but it should be the same or equal shares. That usually describes a "flat tax".

Taxes should be easy to calculate. That usually describes a "flat tax" as well.

finally taxation should be based upon ones ability to pay. That means it would be based upon increase, not consumption nor assets.

I have been taking my information to a professional tax preparation company for several decades. Five years ago I was audited. So I changed who I was going to. The new accountant going through my previous filings pointed out that I had been filling wrong for all previous seven years. The bad part was that the filings were also all differently wrong.

Currently the only way we are sure we have filed correctly is four years later when we have not yet been audited.