My wife & I are against a plan that includes an income tax of any kind. There is nothing fair about a progressive income tax where almost half of the country pays little or nothing of our federal income tax. Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels supported a progressive income tax in their Communist Manifesto. The Founding Fathers of our country did not believe or support a direct tax on individuals because it is detrimental to private property rights and the liberty of the people. They favoured a consumption tax. A flat sales tax is a consumption tax. There is more freedom to choose when you choose to pay the tax with a purchase. With a sales tax, everyone is involved in paying for the bills of the state, not just half of the people like under an income tax. There is more frugality in government spending because citizens are less likely to vote for a politician who promises a chicken in every pot that the other guy has to pay for. https://nccs.net/1996-03-answers-to-americas-tax-problems