As it stands now, a flat tax would serve as a cost and penalty placed on economy-boosting endeavors.

FORBES: A Flat Tax Would Be Fine, A Consumption Tax True Perfection

Brian Mason will serve a minimum of 12 years for the murder of Gillian Rennie, 58, at his flat in Croydon Road, Birmingham, in December 2011.

BBC: Gillian Rennie murder: Brian Mason jailed for life