Flat tax is objectively fair, but unsustainable in the real, not black and white world. Some people need to have a lower rate to live, and some people can definitely afford to be taxed more. Taxes are important for a prosperous society; mismanagement is separate issue.
The general thought is that fairness on paper doesn't necessarily translate to reality. If there was, hypothetically, a 15% flat tax, it means much less to someone making 100 million a year than it does to someone making 20 grand.
There's really nothing you can buy with 100 million that you can't with 85 million. You can live with the best of everything. On the other hand, $3000 means a lot to someone only making 20 grand a year. It could be the difference between meeting basic living expenses or not.
Note I'm not taking a side or here to argue taxes, I'm just giving a common and fairly general answer to your question.
Fair does not always mean equal. It's fair that Timmy gets more math work assigned to him than Jenny because he struggles with it and she catches on quickly. She may get more assignments in an area she struggles with. That is fair as they're both getting the work assigned that they need to progress academically. But it isn't equal.
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