Tax+Reform

Tax Reform

America’s high taxes are currently going to causes that bring small, short-term benefits rather than profitable, long-term solutions. A few simple decisions could change the short-term decisions to long-term resolutions. There will only be two types of taxes, property and sales tax. Because of the loss of income tax, these two tax rates will be raised, but in the end, taxes will end up taking less out of citizens’ bank accounts. We chose to get rid of income tax because charging a citizen on the money they chose to make is contradicting our capitalist values. The sales and property taxes will not be paid at the time of the transaction, but will all be paid in rendezvous points that are the same as the places where voting takes place. The sales tax will be paid to the state government, and the property tax will be paid to the federal government. Taxpayer dollars will be used for several things. First, 50% of the money will be sent to underperforming public schools. Then, 20% will be sent to the military/ border control. And another 20% will be spent to improve infrastructure. The current sales tax will be raised 1.3% for every state. Then, property tax will become a 10% fee on a property’s estimated value every year. These taxes will be the same for every citizen, no matter what. Tax policies can be improved with a simple effort, and they would benefit America a great deal.