Right, but why is he opposed to getting rid of the current tax system?
From what I've seen, those who oppose such sweeping tax reform in favor of our current, Byzantine tax code fall into two categories:
1) Those who, for whatever reasons, pay very little (in some cases no) income tax currently. This often includes wealthier folks who have tax lawyers and CPA's who know how to game the system better than us peons.
2) The larger group: Leftists/Socialists who see the tax code as a tool for social engineering; IOW, power over our lives. It's always about power with these people, something we're loathe to forget. The tax code "rewards" behavior they want to encourage and "punishes" behavior they feel is "wrong" or otherwise runs counter to their worldview.
Just my humble opinion.
“Mr. Bartlett was deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury for economic policy from 1988 to 1993.”
Thats why. When you carry water for the system, you tend to defend the system.
Once the imbedded taxes are wrung out of the goods and services, that 1 billion tank will cost the govt 777mil[or so] then the 23% is added for a cost of 1 bil.
[Don’t flog me for the math...its still dark here...]
Point is that this guy doesn’t have a clue and doesn’t want others to have one either.