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The moral argument is that we give big business a huge tax break, and why do we do it? To get their jobs.

It breaks even. We lose ten, twenty grand every year. But then the people who are working say, Look, I'll kick this back in, I don't need to take this profit share. It's very cooperative.

The corporate income tax, in particular, is a tax that puts American corporations at a disadvantage.

I mean I get loads of money, all from different sources. You give it to your accountant. They manage it. But you pay corporation tax. If you're then taking it out and spending it on yourself, you have to pay more.

If my businesses or my investments are not profitable, then I don't eat. And I like to eat.

Tax breaks can serve a vital role in keeping and bringing jobs to our state; however, without accountability, they are little more than loopholes at taxpayers' expense.

I've built companies, I've created jobs, I know the frustration of small businesses with higher taxes.

It seems like the richer you are, the more chance you have of paying less tax.

If we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, if we choose to keep a tax break for corporate jet owners, if we choose to keep tax breaks for oil and gas companies that are making hundreds of billions of dollars, then that means we've got to cut some kids off from getting a college scholarship.