Taxes Are The Killing Fields

We Are Trying To Change The Tones In The State Capitals, And Turn Them Toward Bitter Nastiness And Partisanship.

Spending Is Not Caring. Spending Is What Politicians Do Instead Of Caring. Spending More Does Not Guarantee Success. Politicians Like To Measure Spending Because It Is Easier Than Measuring Actual Metrics Of Accomplishment.

The Goal Is To Reduce The Size And Scope Of Government Spending, Not To Focus On The Deficit. The Deficit Is The Symptom Of The Disease.

Obama Wants To Take The Individual Small Business Tax To 44 Percent, And The Corporate Rate - He Says - Down To 28 Percent Or Whatever. But That Really Damages The Small Businesses. And It Doesn't Make Us Competitive. You Got To Take Them Both Down To 20, Because State And Local Corporate Taxes Are 5 Percent.

Twenty-five Years Ago, I Created The Taxpayer Protection Pledge At The Federal Level. Then I Brought It To The State And Local Level. About 97 Percent Of The Republicans In The House And 85 Percent In The Senate Have Signed On, And The Number Of Candidates Who Have Taken The Pledge Is Even Higher. It's Become A Party Position.