3. Categorically unfair: Rather than a “progressive” tax (which means the more you earn, the more you’re punished), a flat tax is the only FAIR tax, where everybody pays the SAME RATE (and yes, this means “the rich” will still pay a great amount of tax).
From A Biblical case for Proportional (flat) taxation by Jeff Hammond In a proportional (or flat) tax system, every dollar of income earned that is taxable* is taxed at the same rate. Thus every individual is treated identically by the tax code. There is strong Biblical support for treating people impartially, and in an opposite way, strong condemnation for showing partiality or favoritism. This is because we are supposed to image God, and God is impartial.
Romans 2:11 states clearly that God shows no partiality with respect to salvation, (see also Deut. 10:17, Acts 10:34, Job 34:19, and Eph. 6:9). I agree that this is not conclusive, since it isn’t directly talking about taxation, but it does give us an idea of where God’s heart is for how we treat one another. There is a reason why Lady Justice is blindfolded.
However, there are other passages which take us closer to the heart of the matter. Lev 19:15 says “‘You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.” In this verse, we are told that not only should we not favor the rich, but surprisingly, we should also not favor the poor (see also Ex. 23:3). But why should we think this has applicability to taxation?
A main purpose of Leviticus is to show how the Israelites can live a holy life. Chapter 19 is the pinnacle of how we live holy lives in relation to others, and the commands are given a solid reason—“I am the LORD”–which is repeated throughout the section.
Interestingly, Ch 19 is widely viewed as repeating the Decalogue; clearly Leviticus is summarizing the essence of what Holy Living looks like under God’s moral law. In the middle of this section on Holy Living, comes verse 15, which describes what justice looks like. Do we treat each other according to their just due?
Lev 19:15 helps us understand that a standard for personal holiness will be reflected in a standard for corporate holiness. As John Hartley says in the Word Biblical Commentary, “Since God is just, his people must establish justice in their courts as the foundation of their covenant relationship with him. The inner strength of a nation resides in the integrity of its judicial system.”
While, this is not dealing with taxation, it is dealing with justice in the social setting of the courts—it seems reasonable to conclude that if impartiality is required for the courts, it would be required of government action in general. At least the burden of proof should be on those advocating for a system of partiality, given the extensive Biblical support of impartiality.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 10:29 pm | Randy Thomasson
The reason the Trump Administration is investigating widespread fraud in California is that they know they’ll win on this. Because enforcing proper use of federal funds is the jurisdiction of the federal government. So the Trump Administration’s audit of the mountains of federal funds coming here is wise and will be effective.
We’re ALL interested!! Keep reading for what the letter said from the FDA (US. Food & Drug Administration) to Bill Melugin, congressional correspondent for Fox News (copied from his 2/13/26 social media post on X):
Hello:
I am contacting you on behalf of the FDA’s Division of Information Disclosure regarding your FOIA request submitted on August 3, 2020. We apologize for the delay in processing. Due to a significant backlog of FOIA requests, we are reaching out to confirm whether you remain interested in having this request processed.
Below are the details of your request:
– FOIA Request #2020-5623
– Date Range: January 1, 2020 – July 29, 2020
– Description: I am requesting all FDA communications, including but not limited to, emails with the CDC/NIOSH that mention, reference, or discuss any masks or approval of masks associated with the $1 billion contract between the state of California and the company “BYD”. Please include any emails that discuss, reference, or mention any N95, KN95, or surgical masks that were part of this deal. Please include any communications with the CDC that mention, reference, or discuss the company “BYD”.
Please let us know whether you would like to keep this request open or withdraw it. If we do not receive a response within 30 days of this message, we will consider the request withdrawn and administratively close it.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to your response.
How much misuse of federal taxpayer funds is going on in Democrat-Party-controlled California?
$450 Million spent on a “Next Generation” 911 system that didn’t work
$55 billion in unemployment fraud was sent to prison inmates in California’s county jails, and state and federal prisons, out of state, and even out of the country
millions of crooks and bots using stolen identities to collect fraudulent federal and state financial aid in California Community Colleges
There’s no getting around the fact that California has been a focal point in recent fraud investigations, so much so that a new anti-fraud task force targeting welfare abuse in California and other states has been announced, led by Vice President J.D. Vance, Andrew Ferguson of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
California Congressman Kevin Kiley has his own strategy to get to the bottom of the fraud – he has requested a full GAO audit of California’s fraud to get a comprehensive picture of just how large the fraud is.
“Newsom is also now saying I shouldn’t criticize him for California’s rampant fraud because he somehow ‘stopped’ $125 billion in fraud,” Kiley posted to X.
“That, of course, is a made-up number. Newsom knows if the true scale of CA fraud comes to light, his presidential campaign is over. That’s why he’s terrified of the full GAO audit I’ve ordered and is surely alarmed I just told AG Bondi to make CA the focus of anti-fraud efforts.”
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.” Alexander Tytler, Scottish attorney/judge/professor/historian (1747-1813)
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 8:41 pm | Randy Thomasson
Why are Californians stuck with the unfair, racist Prop. 50?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s one-sentence denial of the Trump Administration’s emergency appeal petition on Feb. 4 means that Republican candidates for U.S. congressional districts in California will suffer confusion and loss (Feb. 9 is the start of the window for congressional candidates to file paperwork declaring their candidacies).
Why did this happen? Because the 6 “Republicans” on the U.S. Supreme Court have apparently decided to let individual states redraw congressional districts mid-term. They let Texas do it on Dec. 4, and now they’re “being consistent” to let California do it too.
Thus, the “chickens” on the nation’s high court have avoided applying to California’s Proposition 50 the “equal protection” or “due process” clauses of the 14th Amendment and the 15th Amendment’s prohibition of voting laws elevating “race” and “color” above others.
Hopefully, President Donald Trump is learning that he needs to nominate constitutional fighters, not politically-correct “conservatives,” like he did his first term. For there’s a big difference between Texas getting rid of racist maps and California promoting racism and breaking other laws in its Prop. 50 scheme.
SCOTUS’s cowardly deed means California Republicans will likely lose five congressional seats. And while some principled conservatives are happy to get rid of some RINOs, SaveCalifornia.com has consistently opposed Prop. 50 for its unfair gerrymandering.
As for the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, I think it will likely hold this year, since there are more Republican states doing redistricting than Democrat Party states. But since Congress has so many RINOS — Republicans In Name Only — who vote for the Swamp and with the Democrats — the bigger question is, will our Republic hold?
It’s going to be a wild and vitally important election year — and your active participation is definitely needed!
More on this story and issue:
SCOTUS Blog: “Supreme Court allows California to use congressional map benefitting Democrats”
California Globe: “Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to block California’s Prop 50 redistricting scheme”
Los Angeles Times: “Supreme Court, with no dissents, rejects GOP challenge to California’s new election map”
USA Today: “7 states tinker with congressional maps after California, Texas changes”
Contrary to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ nutty claim that Republicans are trying to “steal the midterm elections” by redistricting in Texas, state legislators there are trying to correct what the Justice Department correctly calls “unconstitutional racially based” gerrymanders … Contrary to the discrimination claims they’re making in the press, it is these errant Democrats—not Republicans—who think there is nothing wrong with judging how people will vote based on the color of their skin and who want to preserve the racist redistricting. Election law expert Hans von Spakovsky in the Daily Signal, Aug. 6, 2025
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