You are simply spouting the Fox propaganda, get your facts straight. Flat taxes and sales taxes are a higher percentage of mid and low income earners that a progressive income tax.  The more you earn the higher percentage of your income you can afford to pay.  Most workers, mid and low wage earners especially, pay most of their taxes in the form of a wage tax,  Social Security, medicare, etc.  This wage tax when included with the employers paid share is about 14%.  Federal income taxes percentages are lower for the largest portion of the working population, many very low earners pay near 0% in Federal INCOME taxes. As do very high earners.  As a percent of his income, how much sales tax or wage tax do you suspect The Donald pays?  Oh, that's right The Donald refuses to let you know this bit of info, because it's about 0%.