Category: flat tax

Revisiting the Flat Tax

Commentary The next time Republicans control all three branches of government they may wish to visit an old idea—the flat tax. When magazine publisher and Republican Steve Forbes ran for president in 1996, the flat tax was at the heart of his campaign. Forbes lost the nomination to Bob Dole, who lost the election to…


Manchin Flip-Flop Emphasizes Need For a Flat Tax Amendment

Commentary Those who know the value of freedom most keenly are those who have lived under totalitarianism. When the Eastern Bloc nations were finally liberated, more than three decades ago now, it was no surprise that they sought capitalism like a man lost in the desert yearning for water. But what did astound many was…