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The 'Flat Tax:' Back Again in Presidential Politics
We compare Rick Perry and Herman Cain’s new version of the "flat tax." Plus, the ICC's attempt to get Gadhafi's son to surrender and a new rule of British royal succession.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe latest thing in presidential politics is as old as the Civil War, the so-called "flat tax," with new variations from Republicans Rick Perry and Herman Cain. We compare their plans and ask why a system with initial appeal has been often proposed but never adopted. Also, the ICC tries to persuade Gadhafi's son to surrender, and first-born daughters can now take the British throne?
Banner image: Former CEO of Godfather's Pizza Herman Cain (R) speaks as Texas Governor Rick Perry (L) looks on during the Republican Presidential debate hosted by Bloomberg and the Washington Post on October 11, 2011. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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3 storiesICC Tries to Get Gadhafi's Son to Surrender
The late Moammar Gadhafi will never face trial, but his son and presumed heir, Seif al-Islam, escaped Libyan rebels and is still at large. Officials at the International Criminal Court are trying to persuade him to turn himself in. Mark Leon Goldberg writes the UN and Global Affairs blog, UN Dispatch . He also contributes to the Daily Beast.
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America's "progressive" income tax takes a larger percentage from high earners than those lower down on the scale. At the moment, there are six tax "brackets," ranging from 10 to 35 percent.
Read the story36 minAncient Rules of Royal Succession to Allow Women to Rule
For hundreds of years, the ancient rules of royal succession have handed men the throne over the royal daughters. Britain's reigning monarch is Queen Elizabeth II. Both she and Queen Elizabeth, have served as queen for long times, but only because they did not have brothers before them.
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