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"Government taxation and spending radically departed from constitutional limits under Franklin Delano Roosevelt's reign. FDR launched myriad socialist programs, the effluent of which plagues us today."

Socialism is dead in most countries around the world, but not here, thanks to FDR.

In East Europe and Russia in the post-socialist systems, they have flat tax. I think Russia has 12% flat tax, reduced from 17%.

In East Europe and Russia in the post-socialist systems, they have flat tax. I think Russia has 12% flat tax, reduced from 17%.

And in the process of getting rid of there VAT in favor of a retail sales tax.

http://www.russiajournal.com/news/cnews-article.shtml?nd=47573

MOSCOW - VAT may be abolished two years from now and be replaced with a sales tax in Russia. The news came from Arkadiy Dvorkovich, chief of the presidential administration experts department, telling reporters that officials were studying the policy switch and its consequences.

“Obviously, this would be impossible in 2006, but it could be introduced beginning in 2007,” he said, adding that a sales tax of ten to fifteen percent should be introduced along with VAT’s disappearance.

Seems as though the Russians are pushing the envelope in many fronts.