Jeff Fortenberry Quotes

Someone in Washington needs to get serious about fixing the tax code. That is what needs to happen.

We can fight over what the taxation levels should be, but the tax system should be very, very simple and not distortionary.

What I want to do is make certain that no one's taxes go up. Let's look at cleaning up the tax code.

Everybody gets ticked off about GE paying no taxes. Look, we have a complicated, convoluted tax system. And only big corporations and wealthy individuals like Warren Buffett can take advantage of it. We need to simplify and flatten the code, get rid of all the loopholes.

Our current tax system is broken.

The Tax Code today is more complicated than ever, and the very people on the Republican side who denounce the Tax Code's complexity are the ones that put together what they now call a convoluted monstrosity. They put it into effect.

It is no secret that our tax code is drastically outdated and burdensome to all Americans. Fortunately, more and more people are aware daily of the inequities that arise from things such as the estate tax, and it has come to the forefront of Congress' agenda.

Tax reform is not for the faint-hearted.

Tax reform laws … are like sand castles built next to the ocean. They get washed away.

Look at the current tax code. It’s a 10 million word mess..

The tax code has been flawed and inefficient for a very long time, precisely because fixing it could be so terribly disruptive.

Actually, I'm a strong supporter of comprehensive tax reform.

There is regressivity built into the tax code by virtue of its complexity.

Having a lower tax, simpler, fairer, flatter tax system is something that can drive growth.

I don't know why anyone would prefer a more complicated tax code instead of a simpler one.

Before we start making blanket statements about abolishing the IRS, I think it's important to focus on what the tax code for the 21st century should look like.

I love B.C., but you know what taxes are like in Canada.

Reagan didn't put anything off the table, if he felt it was for the good of the American people to tweak the tax system.

Tax policy is not about compassion.

The problem with wanting the tax code to be 'simpler, fairer,' and 'pro-growth' is that it's impossible to achieve all three at the same time.

A properly designed tax system can strike a balance between helping the poor and, at the same time, giving people the incentive to work.

I favor the abolition of all Social Security, Medicare and estate taxes. In their place, we should create a simple income tax system that has no deductions or credits at all.

I think that taxes have to exist. They should exist at the lowest possible level, and to the extent that we can, we shouldn't invent more. Maybe that's my experience being mayor of New York City, where we had so many taxes.

Tax reform is a once-in-a-generation opportunity.

The tax code is very inefficient. Both the personal tax code and the corporate tax code. By closing loopholes and lowering rates, you could increase the efficiency of the tax code and create more incentives for people to invest.