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Lamar Alexander On the Flat Tax In 1996: “[I]t would be a disaster for America”

By Kleinheider Posted on April 21, 2008 at 9:57 am

Tom Humphrey points out that Lamar Alexander’s recent embrace of a flat income tax goes against his previous stances on the issue:

During an unsuccessful campaign for president in 1996, Alexander was quoted as calling the flat-tax proposal advanced by Steve Forbes “a nutty idea.”

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3 Responses to “Lamar Alexander On the Flat Tax In 1996: “[I]t would be a disaster for America””

  1. » Sen. Alexander was for the flat tax before he was against it The Donkey’s Mouth: Tennessee Democratic Party Blog writes
    April 21st, 2008 10:25 am

    [...] Sen. Alexander was for the flat tax before he was against it Posted in April 21st, 2008 by admin in Uncategorized Via Post Politics: [...]

  2. Trey writes
    April 21st, 2008 1:15 pm

    While I prefer the fair tax, some sort of tax reform would be a huge boon to the American people. I am just not sure that Senator Alexander is the man to make that happen. Tax reform and smaller government go hand in hand, and I have not seen the Senator interested in smaller government.

    More the shame that.

    Trey

  3. Lamar Facts : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee writes
    April 25th, 2008 2:21 pm

    [...] Lamarfacts.com which seems to be devoted to a spirited discussion of the Senator’s flat tax proposal documenting how the Senator’s position has evolved on the tax and what effect such a tax [...]

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