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Recent Examples of flat tax
Key to his platform were a flat tax, medical savings accounts, a new Social Security system for working Americans, parental choice of schools for their children, term limits and a strong national defense.
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Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Key to his platform were a flat tax, medical savings accounts, a new Social Security system for working Americans, parental choice of schools for their children, term limits and a strong national defense.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Romania’s fiscal system, which is based on a flat tax approach and suffers from chronically low revenue collections, has left the state unable to enact redistributive policies needed to narrow the country’s huge inequality gap and fix its dysfunctional public services.
—Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
The fine print: Other states besides Massachusetts with a flat tax include Arizona, Idaho and Illinois.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Key to his platform were a flat tax, medical savings accounts, a new Social Security system for working Americans, parental choice of schools for their children, term limits and a strong national defense.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Romania’s fiscal system, which is based on a flat tax approach and suffers from chronically low revenue collections, has left the state unable to enact redistributive policies needed to narrow the country’s huge inequality gap and fix its dysfunctional public services.
—Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025
The fine print: Other states besides Massachusetts with a flat tax include Arizona, Idaho and Illinois.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flat tax
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In Pennsylvania, a bill recently reintroduced could eliminate the state's inheritance tax.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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But there’s no tax on Social Security benefits nor a state estate or inheritance tax.—
William P. Barrett,
Forbes,
14 Sep. 2024
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Obama presided over the lowest estate tax rate since Herbert Hoover’s time, 35 percent in 2010 and 2011.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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As of this year, 12 states and the District of Columbia have an estate tax, according to the Tax Foundation.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
20 July 2025
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Presumably calling the estate tax a death tax enhances the negative connotations of the tax.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The claim is that the death tax imposes an unfair and costly tax on the transfer of property, land, and other assets from a decedent to his or her heirs and that can decimate small businesses and family farms.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Up to 85 percent of Social Security benefits are subject to income tax for single filers making at least $34,000 or joint filers making $44,000 or more.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Tax Policy Center found that most middle-income earners would pay an additional $1,380 in federal income tax in 2026 if the cuts were not extended.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The employees are responsible for processing and accounting for county revenue and assisting the public in paying and assessing property tax bills.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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How much is the average Fort Worth property tax bill?—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Equal Ground Action Fund Executive Director Genesis Robinson told Newsweek that forcing people to pay for documents equates to a poll tax.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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However, under the act, many people would have to pay to get copies of their documents, which could result in a pay-to-vote situation akin to a poll tax.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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In this example, $15,000 of MAGI exceeds the $75,000 threshold for a single tax filer.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
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In 2025, the standard premium is $185 a month for joint tax filers earning $212,000 a year or less ($106,000 or less for single tax filers).—
Steve Hruby,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Flat tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flat%20tax. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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