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Carly Fiorina vice presidential campaign, 2016/Taxes

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Carly Fiorina suspended her presidential campaign on February 10, 2016.[1]


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  • During the fourth Republican primary debate on November 12, 2015, Carly Fiorina’s campaign posted her comments about simplifying the tax code to three pages on her Facebook page and linked to an example of a three-page tax plan. The post stated, “We need to radically simplify the tax code so that we can re-start the real engine of growth in our economy. That means our tax code needs to go from 73,000 pages down to about three pages. We also need to move from revenue-neutral to revenue-reducing tax reform, because the federal government spends far too much money. In order to do both of those things, we need to lower every rate and close every loophole. I will support a low, flat tax for businesses and individuals so that we fix the tax base and grow the economy. The Hoover Institution and Congressman Michael Burgess, M.D. both developed tax plans that do exactly this. Under their plans, both businesses and individuals can file their taxes on a simple form. They won’t need armies of accountants, lawyers, and lobbyists to figure out how to take advantage of loopholes and game the system because there will be no system to game.”[2]
  • During the third Republican debate, held October 28, 2015, Carly Fiorina said she wants to reduce the tax code to just three pages. Fiorina said, "You know why three? Because only if it's about three pages are you leveling the playing field between the big, the powerful, the wealthy and the well-connected who can hire the armies of lawyers and accountants and, yes, lobbyists to help them navigate their way through 73,000 pages. Three pages is about the maximum that a single business owner or a farmer or just a couple can understand without hiring somebody. Almost 60 percent of American people now need to hire an expert to understand their taxes."[3]
  • During a September 2010 debate, Fiorina said, "I have never been in favor of an Internet tax. I said it's a bad idea."[5]

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  1. ↑ NPR, "Carly Fiorina Ends Bid For Republican Presidential Nomination," February 10, 2016
  2. ↑ Breitbart, "Carly's Fiorina's Three-Page Tax Plan," November 11, 2015
  3. ↑ The Washington Post, "The third Republican debate transcript, annotated," October 28, 2015
  4. ↑ Carly for CA, "Carly's Economic Growth Plan," accessed January 21, 2015
  5. ↑ KPPC, "Transcript: KPCC debate between California Senate candidates Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina," September 30, 2010
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