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It is a single-rate system, like the flat tax, for raising revenue, so it does not raise the possibility of class-warfare demagoguery.
Will Republicans Hand the Left a VAT Victory? Daniel J. Mitchell 2012
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Independent double-wishbone with dual single-rate springs (10.5)
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Maybe the State should step in and mandate single-rate, single-priority mail.
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Adopt a simple and fair single-rate tax system by scrapping the internal revenue code and replacing it with one that is no longer than 4,543 words -- the length of the original Constitution.
Why Republicans aren't signing the Contract From America 2010
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A tax system—such as a flat single-rate tax system without deductions—that avoids excessive revenues during good times will not create a temptation to build up expensive spending programs that in turn will be unaffordable during tough times.
RETURN TO PROSPERITY Arthur B. Laffer 2010
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Adopt a simple and fair single-rate tax system by scrapping the internal revenue code and replacing it with one that is no longer than 4,543 words—the length of the original Constitution.
Errors of Enchantment » Sign the Contract From America! 2010
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Maybe the State should step in and mandate single-rate, single-priority mail.
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The Sport GT S suspension eschews the Skyhook automatic adjustable system of the S for single-rate dampers and springs that are set 28 percent stiffer in front and 7 percent stiffer at the rear.
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It is true that single-rate systems (assuming a reasonable rate) are less harmful than discriminatory regimes with "progressive" rates.
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Read their pieces and decide for yourself, but to me their form of revenue neutral means substituting revenues from our current income tax system with those from a single-rate tax tied to the fossil-carbon content of consumer products - essentially a sales tax.
Bill Chameides: Is the Conservative-Friendly Carbon Tax a Regressive Flat Tax in Disguise? 2009
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