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NietzscheanNulllast Saturday at 7:52 PM1 replyview on HN

This is completely incorrect. A flat tax has a constant tax rate, which is why it's often referred to as a "proportional tax." Under a true flat tax system, everyone pays the same percentage of their income.

A toll is absolutely regressive because the burden it imposes is constant, irrespective of income; poorer individuals will pay a proportionally higher percentage of their income than wealthier counterparts. As income increases the "effective rate" asymptotically approaches zero, which is regressive by definition.


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nfw2last Saturday at 8:47 PM

Good point, I've edited my comment to clarify that it is incorrect