flat-tax ethicsnoun.
A philosophy that applies ethics to all members of society regardless of their economic circumstances.
Example Citation:
"I don't believe in flat-tax ethics; the incredible difficulties of certain lives—the desperately poor, the insane—means they get, if not a free pass, at least more understanding on certain small transgressions."
—Randy Cohen, "The Ethicist; Substandard Behavior," The New York Times Magazine, December 26, 1999
