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The Flat Tax Through The Decades

NPR | By Tasnim Shamma
Published October 25, 2011 at 5:44 PM EDT

As Rick Perry unveils his flat tax plan, we take a look back at the history of the flat tax, from Abraham Lincoln to Steve Forbes to 9-9-9.

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Tasnim Shamma
Tasnim Shamma joined WABE 90.1 FM as a reporter in November 2014. She comes to Atlanta from Charlotte, where she spent more than two years at the NPR member station WFAE.
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