[GoNative]

Why should taxes be the same for everyone? Why shouldn't those who earn more money contribute more? In pretty much every modern nation it is accepted and essential that those who earn more pay higher rates of tax. If a straight tax rate for everyone was desirable why is it not practiced in virtually any developed nation?
Goods and services tax rates are regressive taxes that hurt those on lower incomes disproportionately more than those on higher incomes. Raising them to make up the loss in income tax would be very harmful to those who are most vulnerable. How could you want that?
What I really don't get is you are supposedly a christian. You supposedly believe in the teachings of christ. When did he ever encorage greed? Did he not champion the downtrodden and show compassion for all? Doesn't the sort of system you seem to want fly in the face of his teachings? Or have the christian right in the US twisted the teachings of christ to such an extent that you reckon creating a system that benefits the richest people in society the most is what christ would want? I just don't get it.