For far too long our tax laws have favored corporations and the wealthy. The Bush edict suggested we give the wealthy tax breaks, which would result in a “trickle down” effect. The foregoing has not come to pass. History has shown the Republicans have always supported the wealthy.
We need a candidate for the presidency in 2016 who would use, as part of their platform, a promise to institute a flat tax, outlawing taking profits offshore and eliminating deductions. Republicans constantly complain that the tax rate of 35 percent on the wealthy is too high. As virtually all “expenses” become “deductions” under current tax laws it wouldn’t make any difference if the tax rate was 55 percent since seemingly most of the wealthy aren’t paying any taxes anyway.
I am hoping that Hillary Clinton will run for president and adopt a platform of a flat tax, which, in part, would enable the government to pay for a national health program. I lived half of my life in England and the other half in America, where I am now a citizen. The national health program in England worked well, as it does in Canada, and I fail to understand why the same cannot be possible in this country.
David Ross
Woodland
