Topic: Flat Tax

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America's Quest for a Postcard-Sized Tax Form

Brian Snyder / Reuters

Rick Perry has become the latest candidate to embrace simplicity as a first principle, by proposing a flat-tax that is measured by its tax form rather than its policy merits.

By Erik Hayden

Oct 24, 2011

Rick Perry's Flat Tax Lands a Steve Forbes Endorsement

A flat tax-based campaign didn't help Steve Forbes win the GOP nomination, but, with his endorsement of Rick Perry, he's betting the Texas governor can do a bit better.

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