Political Quotes

“It is about fairness. It is about a fair, competitive, global environment. And right now the current income tax system is putting us at a severe disadvantage. The fair tax would relieve that, make that playing field more level, and more reasonable on an ongoing basis. I am always amazed at the simplicity and the obviousness of a fair tax, a tax based on consumption. And again I will go back to our Founding Fathers and point out that they saw this even then. Even in the late 1700s, they recognized that taxing income was the wrong thing to do; that we need as a Nation to incentivize development and progress and investment and opportunity. Unfortunately, our current tax system does not provide those incentives. ... It is time we had a full debate. It is time that we had a full vetting of this issue, full discussions, and ultimately a vote in this body and certainly in the body across the way in the Senate. But, ultimately, the American people will benefit if they will understand the opportunities given within this fair tax proposal.”