Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS
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Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS is a political and economic book by Steve Forbes advocating a simplified flat-tax system to replace the U.S. federal income tax code.
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| Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS Context triple: [Steve Forbes, notableWork, Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS]
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The Taxpayer
"The Taxpayer" is a short story by Ray Bradbury that follows a frustrated man desperate to escape Earth’s troubles by securing a place on a rocket to Mars.
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B.
Simpler: The Future of Government
Simpler: The Future of Government is a book by legal scholar Cass Sunstein that explores how behavioral economics and "nudging" can make government regulation more efficient, transparent, and user-friendly.
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C.
The Elasticity of Taxable Income: Evidence and Implications
"The Elasticity of Taxable Income: Evidence and Implications" is a highly influential economics paper by Emmanuel Saez that analyzes how taxpayers respond to changes in marginal tax rates and draws policy conclusions for optimal tax design.
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D.
Miti e paradossi della giustizia tributaria
"Miti e paradossi della giustizia tributaria" is an essay by Italian economist and statesman Luigi Einaudi that critically examines the principles, contradictions, and practical injustices of the tax justice system.
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E.
A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System
A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System is a 19th-century economic work by John Ramsay McCulloch that systematically analyzes taxation, public finance, and government debt and their effects on the economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS Target entity description: Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS is a political and economic book by Steve Forbes advocating a simplified flat-tax system to replace the U.S. federal income tax code.
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A.
The Taxpayer
"The Taxpayer" is a short story by Ray Bradbury that follows a frustrated man desperate to escape Earth’s troubles by securing a place on a rocket to Mars.
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B.
Simpler: The Future of Government
Simpler: The Future of Government is a book by legal scholar Cass Sunstein that explores how behavioral economics and "nudging" can make government regulation more efficient, transparent, and user-friendly.
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C.
The Elasticity of Taxable Income: Evidence and Implications
"The Elasticity of Taxable Income: Evidence and Implications" is a highly influential economics paper by Emmanuel Saez that analyzes how taxpayers respond to changes in marginal tax rates and draws policy conclusions for optimal tax design.
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D.
Miti e paradossi della giustizia tributaria
"Miti e paradossi della giustizia tributaria" is an essay by Italian economist and statesman Luigi Einaudi that critically examines the principles, contradictions, and practical injustices of the tax justice system.
-
E.
A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System
A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System is a 19th-century economic work by John Ramsay McCulloch that systematically analyzes taxation, public finance, and government debt and their effects on the economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ political book ⓘ |
| advocates |
replacement of progressive income tax
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simplified flat-tax system ⓘ |
| aimsTo | influence U.S. tax policy debate ⓘ |
| argues |
complex tax code harms economic growth
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flat tax would increase fairness ⓘ flat tax would reduce compliance costs ⓘ flat tax would reduce political manipulation of the tax code ⓘ |
| author | Steve Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
complexity of the Internal Revenue Code
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progressive income tax system in the United States ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economic growth through tax reform
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simplification of the U.S. tax code ⓘ |
| genre |
political economy
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public policy ⓘ |
| hasForm | print book ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | supply-side economics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
U.S. taxpayers
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economics readers ⓘ policymakers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Internal Revenue Service
NERFINISHED
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United States federal income tax NERFINISHED ⓘ flat tax ⓘ tax reform ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
conservative
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pro-market ⓘ |
| proposes |
abolition of the Internal Revenue Service
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postcard-sized tax return ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Republican Party tax proposals
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Steve Forbes presidential campaigns ⓘ tax policy in the United States ⓘ |
| titleContains |
Flat Tax Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Steve Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS Description of subject: Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS is a political and economic book by Steve Forbes advocating a simplified flat-tax system to replace the U.S. federal income tax code.
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