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Michael Burgess: My bill, HR 1040, the Freedom Flat Tax, is a common sense alternative to the burdensome tax filing system.

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
My bill, HR 1040, the Freedom Flat Tax, is a common sense alternative to the burdensome tax filing system.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess proposes a flat tax to simplify the tax filing process for Americans.

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