WaPo: Flat Tax Experiment Proposed in District
Flat Tax Experiment Proposed in District:
By Elissa SilvermanHat Tip: Talking Taxes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, March 9, 2006; Page B02
A key member of Congress proposed yesterday to use the District [Wash. D.C.] as a laboratory to experiment with a controversial approach to federal tax policy.
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the District, held a hearing to talk about implementing a flat tax on city residents, which would be voluntary. D.C. residents could opt to remain under the current federal tax system...
Posted by Porkopolis at 3/09/2006 03:42:00 PM
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1 Comments:
DC is in such sorry shape this seems like the perfect place to see if the flat tax could work. It couldnt harm the District.
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