flat tax

noun

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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, 3 Apr. 2025 In fact, if H. 4216 is enacted and revenue triggers are met, South Carolina would go from having the highest income tax rate in the Southeast, to the lowest rate in the nation, besting Arizona’s 2.5% flat tax. Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 Workers in Idaho will be seeing some extra cash in their pockets after the Governor signed into law a near 0.4 percent cut in the state's flat tax rate. William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025 Tariffs are a sales tax on Americans – a big, flat tax on everyone. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flat tax

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First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flat tax was in 1952

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“Flat tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flat%20tax. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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