On 8/21/2012 1:20 PM, Tim Daneliuk wrote:

How about no deductions for anyone for any reason period?

How about a flat tax at time of *consumption* with a "prebate" to make
sure the first $XX,XXX dollars are effectively untaxed so as to not put
an undue burden on the poor?

Uh, your "no deductions" plan starts off with a deduction. Your
"prebate" is a deduction.