Patrick Toomey actually said...

"The notion that trade deficits are harmful or counterproductive fails to recognize that both exports and imports are beneficial."

"By restricting trade in order to reduce our trade deficit, American consumers, employers, and businesses lose out."

"I disagree with the premise that a trade deficit with another nation indicates a harmful economic relationship."

"Since the mission of the IRS is to determine what people owe in taxes, and since these contributions have nothing to do with what people owe in taxes, it's really not the business of the IRS to be try..."