Bachmann: My ‘flat tax’ would have ‘not one but several rates’

By Andrew Jones
Sunday, October 30, 2011

Another day, another peculiar statement from Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN).

When asked by ABC’s This Week host Christiane Amanpour about what her tax plan would be, the congresswoman said that she would implement a flat tax. But while discussing her plan, Bachmann seemed to not understand what exactly a “flat tax” is.

“I would flatten the rates and simplify them, I would not have just one rate, but I’ll have several rates,” she said. “A flattened, simple, much fairer system, and one that would be equitable and raise revenues for the federal government as well.”

WATCH: Video From ABC News, which appeared on October 30, 2011 (Preferably Skip to 12:06 mark).


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