Persuasive Essay On X Tax

Essay #1 (Primary Source) Death and taxes are two constants in life. They are inescapable and cannot be avoided. We can’t solve the problem of death, but there is definitely a way to ease the blow of taxes. The United States tax system needs help; some people think this problem can be solved. It will be quite a task because of the extensive 72,000 pages of IRS and U.S. tax codes. Almost everyone in America can agree that our tax system isn’t perfect, or even close. There have been numerous proposals, but which one is best? David Marron has an interesting idea, on how to try and fix it, called the “X tax”. It does have one major change to our system, it wipes away all of the old laws and regulations. The X tax sets three categories where people should be taxed. Marron thinks we should tax all large economic activities that we can track like oil, and waste production. The next category is the use of major utilities that we take for granted such as roads and bridges. The last is what makes the X tax so unique; it is a tax that based on what you spend. What makes the X tax a good option? The X tax would make taxes more fair compared to the current system we have. This proposal has people and all businesses on the exact same tax rate, eliminating many of the loopholes that companies use …show more content…
One of the biggest foreseeable problems with this tax plan is the effect it would have on the poor. Many of the lower income Americans would feel the strain of these taxes. While the plan evens the taxes out over everyone as equally as possible, it will be especially hard on those with the lowest incomes. The reason why it would be hard is because our system is set out to help the poor a little. At least in taxes it is, switching from an income tax to a consumption tax could really put an added strain because the current system favors the citizens with lower incomes with a slightly lower tax percentages, while the X tax would show no favoritism