Clearly, a two-rate system of 10% and 25% would be a radical departure from the seven-tier system we find ourselves stuck in today, and a major step towards a system where every American can quickly estimate their federal tax liability.
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The bottom line is clear: broadening the tax base to remove the social and industrial policies that have eroded the tax system is a good step toward a simpler tax system that promotes more growth.
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But step by step, the system teaches you and gives you more challenges while your skill level rises.
Those who think they are out of the spotlight in terms of their effects on the global financial system step forward.
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It became clear to the rest of the airline industry that bankruptcy was a painful, but necessary step as the system became unsustainable.
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Mr Manwaring said breaking down the system step by step would pay dividends, but it required the executive to match the change with a work programme.
One of the biggest victims of the change looks like being the famed kaizen (step-by-step improvement) system that was pioneered by Toyota in the 1970s and has been treated as gospel by manufacturers throughout Japan ever since.
Before the profits per partner rankings became all-important, many Big Law firms had lock-step compensation, a system that entailed no attribution battles.
However, the supporters of the repeal argue that it was really a first step towards modernising a system which had outgrown Glass-Steagall.
In retrospect, the Asilomar meeting may come to be seen as a step towards that respectable system, but probably only a small one.
However, a better first step might be a system of long-term quotas that are transferable between countries, similar to the recently established global carbon-trading scheme.
But White House budget director Peter Orszag tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that the industry cost-savings plan announced Monday is a big step toward overhauling the system.
In late 2007, with Hollywood on the verge of a writers' strike, Whedon decided to step outside the studio system and produce a Web series about an inept villain.
It is not a new idea, but it is a necessary step in creating a system that recognizes voice with the degree of reliability that people have come to expect from traditional typing.
Toyota's recently launched Entune system is a step in that direction, he says.
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The Afghan army, the first step in a possible cantonal system with strong central institutions, is making slow progress.
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As a first step, The Toyota Production System Support Center (TSSC) identified 20 local organizations consisting of hospitals, schools and nonprofits.
The first step for a facial recognition system is to recognise a human face and extract it from the rest of the scene.
Asserting access to athletic programs as a civil right is a big step forward for our education system and, of course, for people with disabilities.
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Assuming all goes well, the next step will be to test the system in space.
This announcement is the first step towards a huge new nationwide system of regulation.
The system takes it one step further by making digital titles playable as they are being downloaded.
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He says the look of the new Windows system marks a significant step forward in computer interfaces.
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Everyone with a stake in our health care system will have to step forward and do their part.
Obama is pleased the FEC took this important step in preserving the public financing system, which is why he sought the opinion.
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So, you kind of, without any incremental risk to the system, kind of step out and let each of your members trade against each other.
Hence, if competitive distortions can be avoided, we support airlines' inclusion in the EU Emissions Trading System as the first step towards a global cap-and-trade framework.
But whether any government or mainstream politician is really prepared to step back, and let the system "heal itself" - whatever the short-term consequences - is another matter.
There is still much to be done, but what has happened today marks a significant step forward, toward a food system that puts the health of our children first.
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