# Fair tax act

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-tax-act/978711>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 24, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-tax-act/978711 "2023-01-24T08:14:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fair-tax-act/978711/19 "2023-01-24T17:07:37Z")

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> [@tofor](#):
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> And replacing it with a single progressive tax system.

This proposed tax is not a progressive system. If it was, the Republicans wouldn’t be proposing it.

This proposal is designed to help wealthy people pay less taxes.

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