And his ideas seem to be catching on in the October 28 Republican debate, all of the other candidates, except Bush (who was a no-show) said they favored some form of a flat tax. Promoting a Flat TaxĮven if he never makes it to the oval office, Forbes has succeeded in using the campaign trail and his vast fortune to promote his political agenda. Unlike former Republican candidates Elizabeth Dole, Dan Quayle, and Lamar Alexander- who have bowed out of the race mostly due to depleted (and meager) campaign coffers- Forbes can draw on his personal fortune to finance a lengthy campaign. Bush have accumulated sizable war chests. Winning the Republican nomination is undoubtedly a long shot for multimillionaire publisher Steve Forbes, but he plans to be in the race for the long haul.īoth Forbes and Gov. "When I ran four years ago, virtually every Republican denounced the flat tax," Forbes has said, "so education works." Related Links
This article was posted on December 3, 1999. Infoplease Staff The flat tax man is in for the long haul by Beth Rowen
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