Word: flatness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...been doing this all his life, to find himself in radar lock from Stealth fighters launched by his own party to bring him down. This time it wasn't just the attack ads on TV or the sight of "neutral" Newt Gingrich describing a central element of the Forbes flat-tax plan as "nonsense." Forbes saw something more sinister at work, which made him mad enough to improvise in mid-script. "The dinosaurs," he told TIME, "are closing ranks." The other campaigns, he charged last Friday, "are making anonymous calls and sending anonymous mailings distorting my record on abortion, gays...
...last week the Empire struck back. On Friday 300 Ohio Republicans and more than 500 Illinois Republicans climbed on buses for an overnight ride into Iowa, where they would bang on doors and get out the vote for Dole. Anti--flat tax forces in the real estate and construction industries planned to spend $250,000 in Iowa and New Hampshire to try to save the mortgage-interest deduction, which Forbes' plan would drop. Their Coalition to Preserve Home Ownership began mailing flyers to every homeowner who voted in the last New Hampshire primary. The mailing does not mention Forbes...
...been studying up on the flat tax," says UNH junior Michael Wallin, a supporter of Malcolm S. "Steve" Forbes Jr. "It's simple, it saves money, and it's the best deal for people just entering the job market...
...Buchanan started telling people I was out of the race," he said. "He took my battle cry of 'Faith, Family, Freedom.' He flat-out took it from me. I don't mind, but he should have asked...
Herschensohn says that he would be interested in discussing issues pertaining to the flat tax rate with students. Having traveled to over 90 countries, he says he is also eager to share his experiences in foreign affairs...