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Published February 22. 2022
In the 1980s, simplifying America’s tax code provided better incentives to work, save, and invest. Wanting to go even further, Alvin Rabushka and Bob Hall proposed a flat tax. Though it was not adopted in America, countries that have implemented the flat tax have seen less tax avoidance and more tax revenue.
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- Could a flat tax work in America?
- Why does a simplified tax code provide better incentives to work, save, and invest?
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