Virginia 's tax system needs to be fixed. The time to act is now. Do not send me any more studies. Do not send me another piecemeal approach that confuses tinkering with real reform.
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Our current tax system is broken.
We need to stop kicking the can down the road and rethink our entire tax system toward long-term, comprehensive tax reform.
For years, comprehensive tax reform has eluded legislators.
Tax reform is taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on things that haven't been taxed before.
I can assure you that my wife and I - every penny of income we've ever had, our taxes were paid in West Virginia.
One of the things we wrestle with nationally is, 'If we want the economy to be strong, what should we do?' Why not learn some lessons from Virginia?
We've got to have comprehensive tax reform.
America's tax code is beyond repair. Tinkering with it won't work. The only hope is a bold tax-reform plan that will liberate our nation from the slow-growth status quo and jump-start a new era of American prosperity and growth.
Here's my thinking: Since tax reform only occurs once a generation, let's not tweak what we have and call it a day.
Tax reform is a once-in-a-generation opportunity.