[ale] OT: Taxing issues

[jcphil at mindspring.com (Jim Philips)]

On Tuesday 23 April 2002 11:28 am, Joseph A Knapka wrote:
> Wouldn't it be nice if we just had a nationwide
> 20% sales tax, and ditch the IRS?

The Russian Republic adopted a 13% flat income tax last year. By all reports, 
it has been a screaming success. Compliance, which used to be miserably low, 
is way up and so are revenues. Steve Forbes may have had the right idea after 
all.


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