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Where the Poor Pay the Most Unfair Share of Taxes

By David KnowlesNov 19th 2009 – 5:25PM

(Nov. 19) -- The tax code is unfair and it's the poor and the middle class who are getting the raw end of the deal. Those are some of the conclusions of a new study released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan research group. The report found that after itemized deductions, the richest 1...

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Granny Flat Tax Breaks Considered By Eric Pickles

By Dina Rickman Jun 02nd 2012 - 07:51AM

Hundreds of thousands of families could benefit from tax breaks on "granny flats" under plans being considered by the government, Eric Pickles said on Saturday.

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Perry's Flat Tax Foolery

By Craig Crawford Oct 20th 2011 - 07:01PM

The political graveyard is littered with flat taxers.

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Gerry Nicholls: The Case For a Flat Tax

By Gerry Nicholls Aug 31st 2011 - 05:17PM

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says when (if?) he balances the budget, he will move next to "flatten" taxes.

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Background on flat tax

A flat tax (short for flat tax rate) is a tax system with a constant marginal tax rate. Typically the term flat tax is applied in the context of an individual or corporate income that will be taxed at one marginal rate.

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