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202.783.3870  Issue Analysis  The Tax That Nobody is Talking
About (Except Ron Paul)  If there is one topic that has animated
the Republican presidential debates this election cycle, it is
the economy. Americans are dissatisfied with the economic
policies of the current administration which have failed to
alleviate unemployment and stimulate palpable economic growth.
Consequently, Republican candidates are proposing alternative
solutions to the economic woes the country currently faces. One
specific aspect of these solutions concerns tax policy. The
general theme of all the plans put forth by the Republican
candidates is tax reform, specifically lowering taxes and
simplifying the tax code. In principle, all the candidates are
in agreement on this issue, although the extent to and manner in
which they would lower taxes varies among them. In the South
Carolina Republican debate on January 16