The purpose of this book is to explore the subtleties\u00a0and ramifications, and enhance the understanding, of this\u00a0proposal for sweeping tax reform. With the exception of\u00a0Congressman Richard Armey, who himself is a former professor\u00a0of economics, all of the authors of the chapters are\u00a0well-known\u00a0academic experts in taxation, including Robert\u00a0Hall and Alvin Rabushka, who first proposed the flat\u00a0tax\u00a0more than ten years ago. These authors bring to bear\u00a0an\u00a0understanding of the implications of the flat tax that is\u00a0not\u00a0available elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The flat tax is a paradox. In one sense, it is stunningly\u00a0simple\u2014the individual\u2019s tax return on a postcard, that\u00a0of General Motors on eight or nine lines.\u00a0But in another sense\u2014its effect on incentives, investment, and the economy\u2014it is ver y subtle, not to say complex.\u00a0While the tax is very\u00a0easy to visualize,\u00a0it is not altogether\u00a0simple\u00a0to understand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9266,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[10379],"product_tag":[10401,10402,10400],"class_list":{"0":"post-9265","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-altax-library-en","7":"product_tag-efficiency","8":"product_tag-fairness","9":"product_tag-flat-tax","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"sale","14":"downloadable","15":"virtual","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n