The Conservative Voice - News-The Case for the Flat Tax

The Conservative Voice - News: "The Case for the Flat Tax
Posted by Senior Editor on 2005/5/27 7:52:00
TESTIMONY OF RICHARD K. ARMEY CO-CHAIRMAN FREEDOMWORKS

Good afternoon Mr. Chairman and Members of the commission. I am Dick Armey, former House Majority Leader, and currently Co-Chairman of FreedomWorks, a non-partisan, non-profit grassroots organization with more than 700,000 members that works for lower taxes, less government, and more freedom. Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the issue of fundamental reform of the U.S. tax code.

With President Bush leading the call for fundamental tax reform, the American people have a great opportunity to get the reform they have been seeking for years. At the Republican Convention last summer, President Bush revitalized the issue in his acceptance speech when he told the nation, 'The American people deserve�and our economic future demands�a simpler, fairer, pro-growth system.'

That is what the American people want. They know that our current income tax system is broken. It is complex, it is unfair, it inhibits saving, investment and job creation, it imposes a heavy burden on families, and it undermines the integrity of the democratic process. It cannot be repaired by any tinkering or fine-tuning. It must be completely repealed and replaced with a flat income tax."