Steve Forbes ran for U.S. president in 1996 and 2000 on a platform proposing a 17% flat tax, that is, an income tax that would simply be 17% of each tax payer's taxable income. Suppose that Joe was single in the year 2016 with a taxable income of $300,000. We learn that Joe actually made $600,000, but his taxable income was only $300,000 because of various deductions allowed by the system in 2016. Proponents of the flat tax say that many of these deductions should be eliminated, so the 17% flat tax should be applied to Joe's entire $600,000. How much more tax would Joe pay with a 17% flat tax than under the 2016 system? (Refer to the 2016 Tax Table for Singles for tax rates.)
Steve Forbes ran for U.S. president in 1996 and 2000 on a platform proposing a 17% flat tax, that is, an income tax that would simply be 17% of each tax payer's taxable income. Suppose that Joe was single in the year 2016 with a taxable income of $300,000.
We learn that Joe actually made $600,000, but his taxable income was only $300,000 because of various deductions allowed by the system in 2016. Proponents of the flat tax say that many of these deductions should be eliminated, so the 17% flat tax should be applied to Joe's entire $600,000.
How much more tax would Joe pay with a 17% flat tax than under the 2016 system? (Refer to the 2016 Tax Table for Singles for tax rates.)
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