Iambic Pentamaster,

"Fairness dictates that whatever one taxpayer pays, every other one also pays that identical amount."  That isn't fairness that is equality.  To pay the same amount means to pay an equal amount.  Fairness is about how much one thing impacts one person or group versus another person or group.  A 1% tax increase on those earning >$1 million v.s. <$25K may be a larger amount of money but the impact may be greater in the <$25K person or family.