Ron Johnson

I think the other solution, in terms of what you're talking about, trying to tax capital gains, which I think violates a basic principle of taxation.

I'd love to work with the Chairman in terms of working on that type of proposal, because it solves an awful lot of the problems that you're talking about here.

That's what you're talking about in terms of people turning what should be Medicare taxable income into passthrough income, right?

I would argue that's somewhat unfair.

I think Dr. McBride pretty well laid out the solution here. It would be to simplify and rationalize our Tax Code.

What would be fair? Right now, they're paying, you know, almost double.

But you are failing miserably. Four to 5 million people, 1.4 million unknown gotaways.

Do you not care? Do you not have an ounce of human compassion for what your open border policy, the type of human depredations it is causing?

Mr. Secretary, you ought to resign.

Do you know how many dead bodies were discovered in 2022? What is the number?

It is getting to be a business for some of these co-sponsors.

I am highly concerned about how you are going to keep partisanship out of your enforcement efforts.

The most recent, and I would say outrageous example of this was when journalist Matt Taibbi was testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on their weaponization of government.

We have examples of the IRS being weaponized, the Tea Party, targeting the Tea Party.

If this committee would focus on, spend all of your time and energy on simplifying the tax code, stop trying to socially engineer through the tax code, a lot of these issues, a lot of these problems, would just evaporate

I think the other solution, in terms of what you're talking about, trying to tax capital gains, which I think violates a basic principle of taxation.

That's what you're talking about in terms of people turning what should be Medicare taxable income into passthrough income, right?

I'd love to work with the Chairman in terms of working on that type of proposal, because it solves an awful lot of the problems that you're talking about here.

I would argue that's somewhat unfair.

I think Dr. McBride pretty well laid out the solution here. It would be to simplify and rationalize our Tax Code.

Do you not care? Do you not have an ounce of human compassion for what your open border policy, the type of human depredations it is causing?

It is getting to be a business for some of these co-sponsors.

Mr. Secretary, you ought to resign.

Do you know how many dead bodies were discovered in 2022? What is the number?

But you are failing miserably. Four to 5 million people, 1.4 million unknown gotaways.