In other words, when Steve Forbes was running for president on his Flat Tax plan in 1996, the public saw no burning need for fundamental tax reform, and no reason to put up with the inequities (even minor ones) that reform invariably brings.

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Under Indian laws, if convicted, a minor can be placed in a reform facility for a maximum of three years.

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It found that reform did not lead to parents being prosecuted for minor incidents, with change taking place through education rather than punishment.

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