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Article: The flat income tax: a road to fairness.
- Article from:
- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- November 1, 1995
- Author:
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"It taxes all income once and only once, with no loopholes, exemptions, exclusions, or exceptions, yet raises nearly as much money as the current tax code."
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