Previously:

Alternate Activity

Plain speaking

From the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Table A-4. Employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment

September 04, 2009

Unemployment rate, Seasonally adjusted

Less than a high school diploma

Apr. 2009 – 14.8%

May 2009 – 15.5%

June 2009 – 15.5%

July 2009 – 15.4%

Aug. 2009 – 15.6%

High school graduates, no college

Apr. 2009 – 9.3%

May 2009 – 10.0%

June 2009 – 9.8%

July 2009 – 9.4%

Aug. 2009 – 9.7%

Some college or associate degree

Apr. 2009 – 7.4%

May 2009 – 7.7%

June 2009 – 8.0%

July 2009 – 7.9%

Aug. 2009 – 8.2%

Bachelor’s degree and higher

Apr. 2009 – 4.4%

May 2009 – 4.8%

June 2009 – 4.7%

July 2009 – 4.7%

Aug. 2009 – 4.7%

Yeah, yeah, I know, I got the idea for this from Atrios.

Adding to what .Sean says here,  there’s no reason to think that instituting a flat tax would do away with the IRS, either. In fact, you’d likely have a more invasive tax agency inspecting every small business in America to make sure they are properly collecting sales tax and passing it on.

Just remember, the so-called “Fair Tax” is only “fair” if you’re rich. If you’re not, it will raise your taxes.