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	washingtonpost.com: U.S. Administrator Imposes Flat Tax System on Iraq
		The flat tax, long a dream of economic conservatives, is finally getting its day -- not in the United States, but in Iraq.
		Iraq has a flat tax, and the 15 percent rate is even lower than Forbes (17 percent) and Gramm (16 percent) favored for the United States.
		John B. Taylor, undersecretary of the Treasury for international affairs, said the Iraq flat tax was discussed before the war as preliminary planning was done with the help of some Iraqi exiles.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A50031-2003Nov1?language=printer (997 words)

	Flat tax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A flat tax, also called a proportional tax, is a system that taxes all entities in a class (typically either citizens or corporations) at the same rate (as a proportion of income), as opposed to a graduated, or progressive, scheme.
		The flat tax is not used in many developed countries on a national level, standing in contrast to the more widely used progressive income tax, in which citizens and corporations with higher incomes pay tax at a higher rate than those with lower income.
		Flat tax plans that are presently being advanced in the United States also seek to redefine "sources of income"; current progressive taxes count interest, dividends and capital gains as income, for example, while the flat tax plan advanced by Steve Forbes narrows the definition of income to apply only to employee wages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flat_tax (3203 words)

	Flat rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For Internet service providers, flat rate is access to the Internet all hour and days of the year (linear rate) and for all the customers of the telco operator (universal) at a fixed and cheap tariff.
		Flat rate is common in all the broadband access to the Internet.
		A charge tariff is a class of linear rate, different from the flate rate, where the user is charged by the uploads and downloads (data transfers).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flat_rate (224 words)

	Flat rate -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Flat rate is common in all the (Click link for more info and facts about broadband) broadband access to the Internet.
		To be universal, flat rate must be offered to the (Click link for more info and facts about dial-up access) dial-up access users, not only to broadband (Click link for more info and facts about Internaut) Internauts.
		A charge tariff is a class of linear rate, different from the flate rate, where the user is charged by the (Click link for more info and facts about upload) uploads and (Click link for more info and facts about download) downloads ((Click link for more info and facts about data transfer) data transfers).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fl/flat_rate.htm (278 words)

	A conceptual analysis of the flat tax.(Cover Story)
		With a flat 25% tax rate, he pays $15,000 in taxes, and has $45,000 in after-tax "take-home pay." Now assume all facts remain the same except the tax rate is reduced to a flat 20% rate.
		By implementing a flat tax with a relatively low marginal rate, e.g., 15-20%, the tax system encourages individuals to avoid antisocial behavior such as tax evasion, as well as reducing their incentive to spend resources seeking legal means to avoid taxes.
		The effects of a flat tax on the distribution of income will depend on the nature of the tax system before the flat tax is enacted, as well as the actual design of the flat tax structure.
	www.nysscpa.org /cpajournal/old/17335510.htm (3707 words)

	USPS Domestic Postage Calculator Mailpiece Sizes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Rate is $13.65, regardless of weight or destination for items mailed in the Express Mail Flat Rate Envelope provided by the Postal Service.
		Rate is $3.85, regardless of weight or destination for items mailed in the Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope provided by the Postal Service.
		Rate is $7.70, regardless of weight or destination for items mailed in the Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes provided by the Postal Service.
	postcalc.usps.gov /mailpiecedimensions.asp (715 words)

	Features Item : Why Flat Rate Doesn’t Work (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Flat rate and written estimates are not the same thing, despite what a handful of flat raters claim.
		Flat rate does not work because it does not have a “lock” on knowing costs of doing business, despite the fact that its most vocal advocates suggest it does.
		Flat rate is based on the notion that if the customer knew what the labor rate actually was, he would not accept it.
	www.achrnews.com /CDA/ArticleInformation/features/BNP__Features__Item/0,1338,94619,00.html (1268 words)

	OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail
		In 1994, newly independent Estonia borrowed the idea of the flat tax from highly prosperous Hong Kong, which 45 years before had introduced a dual income tax system, allowing taxpayers to pay a flat rate on their gross income.
		In the U.S., interest in the flat tax languished after Steve Forbes, who championed a 17% flat rate during his 1996 presidential campaign, failed to win the GOP nomination.
		It is therefore ironic that every country that has adopted the flat tax is a former communist nation--except Hong Kong, the modern originator of the concept, which has seen its new communist rulers retain the flat tax as a centerpiece of its economic policies.
	www.opinionjournal.com /diary?id=110006352 (1233 words)

	Toll Free and Flat Rate Conference Calling
		Discover why flat rate conferencing is becoming the most popular choice among conference managers.
		Flat rate conferencing can save your business a small fortune and you have 24/7 access and availability.
		If you are interested in using a toll free number with your flat rate service, we can provide you toll free service for 3.9-4.9 cents per min/per user, depending on your usage volume.
	www.conference-solutions.biz /rates.html (318 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| East Europeans opt for flat-rate tax
		Estonia's introduction of a single rate of income tax in 1994 was quickly followed by its Baltic neighbours, Latvia and Lithuania.
		There is a certain irony to the growing popularity of the uniform rate of income tax in countries that were previously run by communist parties.
		In any case, a single tax rate set at a relatively high level - in Estonia it was initially fixed at 26% - may not be enough of an incentive.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/4155907.stm (822 words)

	WMU Flat Rate Policy FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In addition, as part of the move to a flat rate, a number of targeted fees have been eliminated, providing even more savings each semester.
		For those who take more than 6 credits, tuition will be made up of the flat rate plus the per-credit-hour rate for the number of credits taken in excess of 9 credits.
		Based on 2004-05 tuition rates and converting to the flat-rate plan, a full-time, resident, lower-division undergraduate at WMU would pay $5,668 vs. $7,043 at MSU, $5,782 at GVSU and $5,375 at CMU.
	www.wmich.edu /flatrate/faq.html (1504 words)

	Flat Rate FAQ
		Depending on the number of hours that you used during the month, the flat rate will be determined.
		Your Internet Monthly flat rate will appear separately on your phone bill at the end of each month, depending on the hour bracket used.
		Therefore, for the new Internet flat rate charge to be valid, you should stay connected to TerraNet's 4-Digit numbers for more than 10 minutes per month.
	corp.terra.net.lb /Support/FlatRateFAQ.asp (1325 words)

	NCPA \| Study #275,A Flat Rate Consumption Tax
		Recall that under our flat income tax there are absolutely no deductions, exemptions, exclusions, credits, etc. The same holds true for our version of the consumption tax with one exception: we do not tax income that is saved.
		In the simulations reported in Table A-II and Table A-III in the appendix, an initial rate of 13.6 percent is required for both the personal consumption tax and the VAT proposals.
		As Table A-IV in the appendix shows, the retail sales tax rate required would initially be 15.7 percent, rising to 18.6 percent by mid-century and receding to 15.3 percent by the end of the century.
	www.ncpa.org /pub/st/st275/st275f.html (1216 words)

	Flat rate for taxi rides to Sea-Tac Airport is back
		The $28 flat rate taxi drivers charge for driving from downtown Seattle hotels to Sea-Tac Airport was reinstated Monday after being suspended during Interstate 5 lane closures.
		The rate had been suspended for 10 days while crews paved more than one mile of northbound I-5 and replace 33 failing bridge expansion joints between South Spokane Street and Interstate 90.
		Denis Movius of the city's Revenue and Consumer Affairs Division said the rate, established in 2000 to avoid overcharging, was halted to ensure cab drivers were fairly compensated during traffic delays.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /transportation/329211_taxi28.html?source=rss (278 words)

	Flat Tax Revenue Saga
		Armey's version, however, entails both a lower tax rate and much higher standard deductions against the wage portion of the tax.
		In "An Analysis of a Flat-Rate Consumption Tax," Treasury finds that at a 17% rate, Armey's plan will lose $244 billion a year in revenues, assuming retention of the earned-income tax credit for the working poor, or $219 billion annually if the EITC is eliminated (as CTJ had assumed).
		Hall and Rabushka suggest a 19% rate for their plan at 1993 levels, assuming retention of the estate tax.
	www.ctj.org /html/armchr.htm (1630 words)

	NewsHour Online: Citizens for Tax Justice Critique of the Flat Tax
		Right now, our personal income tax starts with a zero effective rate (or less) on lower-income families (up to about $23,200 for a family of four) and goes up to a 39.6 percent top marginal rate on the incomes of the best-off one percent.
		As noted, however, the flat tax base differs from a usual VAT, however, in that wages are deducted by businesses, and taxed at the personal level.
		In fact, any added tax revenues that might be collected from businesses under the flat tax appear to reflect a combination of short-term transition revenues that will decline sharply over time and new taxes on workers, rather than any actual increase in taxes paid by businesses and their owners.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/congress/anti-flat_tax.html (3353 words)

	Flat Tax Testimony
		In fact, much like Treasury, Hall and Rabushka calculated that their flat tax would raise taxes by $1,400 to $2,400 year (in today's dollars) on families earning between $25,000 and $75,000.
		Thus, structurally, the flat tax is exactly equal to a value-added tax with an import incentive, an export disincentive and a personal rebate based on a percentage of a capped amount of cash wages, pensions and other earned income.
		the long-term impact of the flat tax's business tax is supposed to approximate a consumption tax (except for its odd treatment of imports and exports).
	www.ctj.org /html/tjmjec.htm (3630 words)

	Flat Rates for Internet Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The major argument given in favor of flat rates was that they are responsible for the major developments on the Internet, such as FTP, and World Wide Web.
		I tend to agree that flat rate encouraged these services, and that in general that flat rate encourages use (and therefore, innovation), whereas metered rate discourages use.
		With the same flat rate, the ISPs can provide me with more and more and more, without having to adjust their prices to reflect the latest technology.
	hea-www.harvard.edu /~fine/opinions/flatrate.html (541 words)

	Russia's Flat Tax Miracle
		Not only a flat tax, but a flat tax with a 13 percent rate, four percentage points lower than the supposedly “radical” plan espoused by Steve Forbes and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey.
		The old system with high tax rates has been replaced by a new system where companies can choose either a 6 percent tax on gross revenue or a 15 percent tax on profits.
		And even if we implemented the flat tax because we didn’t want to fall behind the rest of the world, at least I’ll be able to tell myself that my efforts weren’t wasted.
	www.heritage.org /Press/Commentary/ed032403.cfm (791 words)

	Flat Rate Conferencing-Unlimted Conference Calling
		If you're the type of person who likes to know exactly what to budget for something, then flat rate conferencing is for you.
		You are given a leader code and a participate code which enables you to keep control of the conference.
		One of the major benefit of flat rate conferencing is you can brand your account so that when people come into your conference call they are greeted with a customized greeting of your company welcoming them.
	www.anytimeconferencing.com /flat_rate_conferencing.htm (605 words)

	Flat: The Minimalist B-ISDN Rate
		Rate elements based on: 1) call frequency, 2) duration, 3) distance, and 4) time of day assume costs of switching and trunking plant (interoffice and tandem) are variable.
		These rates were originally intended for existing twisted copper-pair plant, though the primary rate uses mostly coaxial cable or fiber today.
		Note, in the primary rate, 64 Kbps is reserved for the D channel.
	www.press.umich.edu /jep/works/AnaniaFlat.html (6154 words)

	Flat rate pricing to boost UK Web access - Nov. 10, 1999
		That is why, company officials say, revenue from Web-generated telephone services is expected to surge in the near future, regardless of whether a flat rate is introduced.
		That may not placate critics who have lambasted BT for being categorically opposed to flat fees in the past.
		He argued that it is short-sighted to fault BT solely on the basis of its failure to embrace flat rates earlier.
	money.cnn.com /1999/11/10/europe/uk_flatrate (733 words)

	USPS - Priority Mail® Flat Rate Shipping Supplies
		Pay one flat rate to anywhere in the world.
		For one low rate, ship as much as can be properly secured in a flat rate envelope or box* to any location in the world!
		• The contents of the flat rate envelope must be confined within the envelope, using the flap adhesive as the primary means of closure.
	www.usps.com /shipping/flatrate.htm?from=priority&page=flatrate%3CBR%3E (377 words)

	Flat rate be damned \| Samizdata.net
		Well it seems that today, short little link-pieces are okay, so here is a short little link piece, with links to these mealy-mouthed trimmers, arguing for a flat tax, and to me, arguing that mere flatness is not the point.
		Actually, we have a sort-of flat rate system in the UK, since employee's National Insurance is only levied on (roughly) the salary taxed at the lower tax rate - so the difference in effective rate between the bands is a lot lower than you might think.
		The arguments for a flat tax are largely phrased in terms of maximising government revenue.
	www.samizdata.net /blog/archives/007275.html (1293 words)

	Flat-rate Tuition Policy Approved For Texas A&M (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The new policy approval did not address the aspect of the actual tuition rate, which will not be determined until a needs assessment can be made based on the amount of funding provided by the state during the current legislative session, university officials noted.
		Students enrolled for 11 or fewer hours each semester are considered part-time students and will continue to pay on the same basis as currently in effect, university officials noted.
		The new policy was unanimously recommended to University President Robert M. Gates by the Tuition Policy Advisory Council (TPAC), a 15-member university group that includes seven student leaders, the president of The Association of Former Students and the president of the Federation of Texas A&M Mothers Clubs.
	rev.tamu.edu /stories/05/032405-12.html (390 words)

	Some Flat Rate Projects & Pricing -- C-Level Enterprises
		Flat rates align the client's goals with the consultant's to get to the best solution cost effectively and quickly.
		Paying by the hour creates a conflict of interest for the consultant and the desire to do a "perfect" job appropriate only for a large company where the rate of change is lower and the customer base and risk level supports that.
		Daily and hourly rates are on a sliding scale depending on the situation and volume of work.
	www.clevelenterprises.com /pricing.htm (2268 words)

	Unlimited Flat Rate Conference Calls
		As the conference call host, you pay a flat monthly fee based on the your total number of conference call participants.
		You have the use of the conferencing bridge, 24 hours a day, all month long, and pay only the flat rate for the plan you choose.
		We simply give you the run of our bridge for as many participants as you require for a flat monthly plan fee.
	www.aitelephone.com /conferenceflatrateplan.html (315 words)

	Regents approve 14-hour flat-rate tuition - Top Stories
		Faulkner told board members that before the flat rate was implemented in the two colleges, 1,000 freshman would not complete 30 credit hours in their first year.
		UT Watch member and government junior Jim Spangler said the switch to flat-rate tuition based on 14 hours is better than the original proposal, but that he still opposes the flat rate.
		* Under the plan, undergraduate summer session rates for students taking 12 hours or more would be 85 percent of the corresponding long-session rate flat rates.
	www.dailytexanonline.com /news/2005/03/11/TopStories/Regents.Approve.14Hour.FlatRate.Tuition-892315.shtml (811 words)

	MLS Listing for a Flat Rate - SaveOnMLS.com
		Flat Rate Advantage Plan: With a flat rate MLS listing with us you only pay for the buyers realtor.
		Our flat fee agents list the property on the MLS and email you a copy of the full MLS Listing for you to view.
		FSBO's (For Sale by Owner's) our Flat Rate MLS Listing program enables you to get the best exposure at a fraction of the typical cost.
	www.saveonmls.com (1061 words)

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