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14. This whole "idea" went flat years ago

Tue Jan 20, 2015, 10:41 AM

Jan 2015

When Forbes was sort of running for POTUS in the 90's this was his big issue. Economists, other than those paid to say otherwise, has dismissed the flat tax idea for a number of reasons. Mainly it would disproportionally impact the non RICH (which is basically the point) and in turn have terrible economic impact.

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Barcelona, France ?? rickford66 Jan 2015 #15

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