The Bush Administration's proposed new savings accounts are a step--a remarkably bold one--toward a radical tax change in the U.S. This revolution is moving toward what I and others have long advocated: a flat tax--an income tax system with a single rate that would apply after a high threshold and that would exempt levies on capital gains, dividends and interest.

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"Under this new system, you would get the full flat-rate pension, plus you would continue to get your public sector occupational scheme, " he added.

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The advertisers however want to scrap the "pay-per-play" system altogether and instead pay actors a flat rate for all their ad work.

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It also plans to unshackle health-care costs from labor costs by freezing the amount employers pay into the system and shifting from income-based contributions toward a flat-rate health insurance premium.

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