Issue Position: Tax Reform

Issue Position

We must simplify our tax code. I'm in favor of reforming the current tax code and implementing a plan that is simpler, fairer and lowers tax rates.

Independent economists estimate that, when coupled with reduced federal spending, comprehensive tax reform could lead to the creation of 1 million jobs.

In 2013, the federal government brought in more revenue via taxes than any year in the history of our country, and yet we still produced a $700 billion budget deficit. We don't have a revenue problem -- we have a spending problem.

We can simplify the tax code for working families and job creators. Taxpayers can best determine how to spend their own money, not bureaucrats in Washington. Common sense tells us that tax revenue is generated by ensuring people are working -- not from continuing to raise tax rates and stifling our economy.

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