Rubio: Conservative critics of tax plan off base

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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) fired back Wednesday at conservative critics of his tax plan, insisting his proposal would stand second to none in giving a jolt to the economy.

Rubio, who announced his presidential campaign on Monday, unveiled a tax plan last month with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) that made tax incentives for families its centerpiece.

But some conservatives rapped the plan for being relatively meek in reducing the highest tax rate for individuals — especially with candidates like Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) floating flat tax plans.

But he also made it clear that putting a flat tax into place now would undoubtedly shift the tax burden away from the rich, after years in which Democrats scored political points by pounding the GOP for trying to protect the wealthy from taxes.

“I can’t find an effective way that moves us to a single-rate system that doesn’t involve raising taxes on middle-class Americans,” Lee said.
Rubio Conservative critics of tax plan off base TheHill

Well that is an interesting take, don't you agree?

 

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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) fired back Wednesday at conservative critics of his tax plan, insisting his proposal would stand second to none in giving a jolt to the economy.

Rubio, who announced his presidential campaign on Monday, unveiled a tax plan last month with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) that made tax incentives for families its centerpiece.

But some conservatives rapped the plan for being relatively meek in reducing the highest tax rate for individuals — especially with candidates like Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) floating flat tax plans.

But he also made it clear that putting a flat tax into place now would undoubtedly shift the tax burden away from the rich, after years in which Democrats scored political points by pounding the GOP for trying to protect the wealthy from taxes.

“I can’t find an effective way that moves us to a single-rate system that doesn’t involve raising taxes on middle-class Americans,” Lee said.
Rubio Conservative critics of tax plan off base TheHill

Well that is an interesting take, don't you agree?

Yes, interesting that a plan that will cost the treasury "billions, perhaps trillions", according to the article, is criticized for not cutting enough the tax on the rich.