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About the Feb. 14 letter calling for a simplified progressive income tax:

As with most Democratic proposals, failure is rewarded and success is punished. Why not a flat tax that caps interest and dividend income and capital gains at 10 or 12 percent and ordinary income at possibly 18 to 21 percent after a generous deductible?