Phil Kerpen - Tax Reform

Obama v. JFK: What a Difference 50 Years Makes

Phil Kerpen — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:18:23 -0500

President Obama opened his State of the Union address with a quote from President John F. Kennedy: “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress.” But Obama’s speech that followed and the agenda it advocated indicate he failed to study JFK’s famous 1963 State of the Union and its ambitious program of tax cuts and tax reform that successfully shifted the U.S. economy into high gear.

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The Senate is the Problem

Phil Kerpen — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:30:37 -0500

The late night drama cast Senator Mitch McConnell and Vice President Joe Biden as heroes. They did what Obama and Boehner failed to do, come together on an agreement to limit the bite of the fiscal cliff's tax hikes. That agreement led to bipartisan Senate action. But the appearance of the Senate coming to the rescue obscures the fact the Senate has recklessly refused to act for months, sitting on the House-passed bill to avert the tax hikes, H.R.8, for fully five months before jamming a massive amendment through when there was no time to consider any changes, or even fully understand its provisions. With another looming deadline coming March 1 when the postponed sequestration spending cuts take effect and the country approaches the debt ceiling, the Senate cannot be allowed to again wait until the last minute and then cut a backroom deal.

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Back to Plan A

Phil Kerpen — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:05:38 -0500

There is not a majority in the House of Representatives to support a tax plan that would raise taxes on any taxpayers – not even the much-maligned “millionaires and billionaires.” But that does not mean the House has acquiesced to the automatic tax hikes on every taxpayer slated for January 1. In stark contrast to the failure of “Plan B,” the House already succeeded in passing its “Plan A” back in August: H.R. 8. That bill would extend all current tax rates for one year, while committing to comprehensive tax reform in 2013. It passed the House on a rock solid 256-171 vote, with 19 Democrats joining 237 Republicans.

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91% Tax Rates, Really?

Phil Kerpen — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:15:52 -0500

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000130309&startTime=434&endTime=741

Congress Has Real Work to Do in September

Phil Kerpen — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:14:18 -0400

When Congress returns to Washington in September, it needs to do more than hold a few political posturing votes before going home to campaign. Even if a continuing resolution to fund government is passed as expected, there are still serious unresolved issues that should not be left for an unaccountable lame-duck session. Not only should Congress act to avert the toxic brew of tax hikes coming at the end of the year, but it should also act to check lame-duck regulatory abuses by the Obama administration.

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Obama's tax hikes for the 'rich' plan is a disaster

Phil Kerpen — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:40:51 -0400

By Phil Kerpen
Published July 09, 2012 FoxNews.com

On the heels of the widespread exposure of President Obama’s health care law as a massive middle-class tax hike, his decision to bring back his infamous plan for “tax hikes on the rich” is an economic and political disaster.

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Debating the NYT's Apple Smear Job

Phil Kerpen — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:54:19 -0400

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000087396

It's a fact -- tax hikes don’t work

Phil Kerpen — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:34:51 -0400

By Phil Kerpen
Published April 19, 2012
FoxNews.com

President Obama and Democrats in Congress are trying to use the deficits created by their spending spree as an excuse to raise taxes. All we have to do is tax the millionaires and billionaires, they say, and our deficits will disappear.

But it’s an historical fact that higher tax rates don’t raise revenues.

When pressed, Obama admits the real goal is not revenue at all. He’s for tax hikes even if they hurt the economy and make the deficit worse. It’s a reckless approach that puts punishing success ahead of growing the economy and creating jobs.

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Why a Corporate Tax Cut?

Phil Kerpen — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:41 -0500

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?play=1&video=3000075018

Republican Congress and the Tea Party Movement

Phil Kerpen — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:15:43 -0500

Phil Kerpen talked about the legislative priorities the Americans for Prosperity and the larger tea party movement want to see out of the new Republican majority in Congress, particularly on the issue of fiscal discipline. Mr. Kerpen responded to a video clip of President Obama talking about his group in Philadelphia on September 20, 2010. He also reacted to a video clip of House Republican Leader John Boehner from November 3, 2010, about the debt limit. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

http://www.c-spanarchives.com/program/id/237208