Corporate america paid me for almost 45 years, sometimes quite fairly, and I'm one of the lucky ones from an area that saw many pension plans disolved.I also lived and worked in an era, and area, where I could work part time to augment my pay. There are lots of foolish state, local, and federal aid programs, that coat many, and help few.The flat tax idea, has never been seriously looked at why?[substitute cost for coat, big fingers, old tired eyes].We dont need many new laws, we do need enforcement of those we have. But my biggest bone of contention, is the lobby mob, that in many cases is tax supported.