print email comment close Simplifying Tax Systems: The Case for Flat Taxes URL: http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=3860731 Description: April 2005 article that discusses the development and operation of flat tax systems for taxation of personal income. The article notes that "pioneered in eastern Europe, flat tax systems seem to work because they are simple." Includes a list of rates for selected countries and information about the U.S. interest in adopting a form of this tax system. From the website for The Economist magazine. Publisher: The Economist Newspaper Limited Extra Keywords progressive income tax Library of Congress Subject Headings: Flat-rate income tax Taxation LII Database Information: Record 19506 created by Maria Brandt on 10/30/2005 Last modification on 11/02/2005 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 04/04/2006 Published: 11/03/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19506