Ramifications of a Flat Tax—Shifting the Burden to the Middle Class

Deena Skipper and Hughlene Burton ()

International Advances in Economic Research, 2008, vol. 14, issue 4, 460-471

Abstract: An alternative to the current US tax system would be a flat tax. According to its supporters, the flat tax would decrease the complexity of the tax system. Opponents contend that the flat tax will shift the tax burden to the middle class. The current research tested the claim that the flat tax will shift the tax burden to the middle class by developing simulations of two flat tax proposals, the Steve Forbes Plan and the Hall and Rabushka Plan, and then examining the change in the tax burden for different income levels as compared to the current tax system. The results show that both plans shift more of the tax burden to middle income class taxpayers than under the current US tax system. Copyright International Atlantic Economic Society 2008

Keywords: Flat tax; Tax system; Middle class; Steve Forbes; Hall and Rabushka; M00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1007/s11294-008-9168-5

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