Manchin Flip-Flop Emphasizes Need for a Flat Tax Amendment

Manchin Flip-Flop Emphasizes Need for a Flat Tax Amendment
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) walks after a vote on the Women's Health Protection Act at the Hart Senate Office Building on May 11, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Thomas McArdle
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Those who know the value of freedom most keenly are those who have lived under totalitarianism. When the Eastern Bloc nations were finally liberated, more than three decades ago now, it was no surprise that they sought capitalism like a man lost in the desert yearning for water. But what did astound many was the undiluted form of the free market policies they embraced.

Thomas McArdle
Thomas McArdle
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Thomas McArdle was a White House speechwriter for President George W. Bush and writes for IssuesInsights.com
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