Today's Takeaway: Can a Flat Tax Fix the Economy? Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Top of the Hour: Police Fire Tear Gas at Occupy Oakland Protesters, Morning Headlines Rick Perry Revives Debate on Flat Taxes New Book Explores the Legacy of Steve Jobs HPV Vaccine Recommended For Boys New Poll Shows Lack of Faith in Government Tapes Reveal a Merciless, Fearful Saddam Hussein Top of the Hour: Euro Zone Leaders Hold Emergency Meeting, Morning Headlines Obama to Offer Assistance for Student Loan Debt Ariel Sharon: The Life of an Unconventional Leader Gilad Sharon on His Father's Legacy and Israel's Future EU Leaders Convene Emergency Summit on Debt Crisis Should Countries Offer Incentives to Have Children? Pakistan Accused of Secretly Supporting Taliban Gupta Faces Insider Trading Charges Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney . Produced by PRI and WNYC