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MANCHESTER, N.H.-In a city where downtown shops are bustling and billboards are encouraging investments, Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes' economic plans sounded a bit stale.
"The tax issue gets to the heart of the American experience, which is to allow each and every one of us to develop his or her talents to the fullest," Forbes told a gathering sponsored by the Citizens for a Sound Economic Foundation. "To put it in perspective, the Gettysburg...
The centerpiece of Forbes' plan is still the 17 percent flat tax that he touted in the 1996 presidential race. He said yesterday the flat tax would preserve exemptions most favorable to middleclass families.
Forbes also wants to eliminate taxes on social security.
Forbes blamed the excesses of the current tax code on Washington lobbyists, who he said exert undue influence on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).