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Barack Obama and the Democrats wouldn’t have a chance in this election if they ran on their record, but that’s not what they are doing. They are running on taxing the rich. That too would be a losing strategy except that the Republicans have staked out the indefensible position of defending Mitt Romney’s tax return. The reason the Democrats are in charge in the first place is because the Republicans never choose the high ground, and this election is shaping up to be no different.

Big government must be paid for, and you can’t pay for it by taxing rich people. There just aren’t enough of them. Government has always, and will always be paid for by working people. If Republicans really wanted to cut government spending, all they would have to do is tell the truth about who’s paying for it. The tax code is crooked. If the Republicans would champion an honest tax system instead of protecting their part of the old one, liberals would no longer be in power.

Mitt Romney’s tax return says nothing about Mitt Romney other than he is a law abiding rich guy, but it says volumes about what’s wrong with our tax system. The idea that capital gains should be taxed at a lower rate than earned income is based on the theory that encouraging investment promotes production and creates jobs. That theory is false. Taxing production at a higher rate than investment just causes there to be more investing and less production. That’s why the financial services sector of our economy; the big banks, Wall Street and insurance companies are taking over while manufacturing disappears.

Another argument is that investors have already paid taxes on their money once, and that capital gains taxes represent double taxation. That’s also false. Capital gains taxes are assessed against the profit you make on an investment, not the money you have already paid taxes on.

Under our current system it is easy for a U.S. company, big or small to avoid paying incomes taxes. Neither General Electric nor my small business paid any corporate income taxes last year. But we all pay huge taxes on payroll. The most expensive thing a company can do is hire an employee in this country. That’s why people don’t have jobs, which is why they can’t buy homes. This system of preferential treatment for some and hidden taxes on others is enabling the big spenders in Washington and ruining our economy.

I don’t care if it’s a flat tax, 9-9-9 or the Fair Tax the high ground in this election is comprehensive tax reform. If Republicans run on taxing Romney at 14 percent, payroll at 15 percent, earned income at up to 30 percent, and hidden taxes on everything from gas to beer, they are going to put Obama, Reed and Pelosi in charge of this country for its last four years.

Each of us have three people in government whose job it is to represent our interest, and who could make this an issue in this election if they would get behind some kind of comprehensive tax reform now. For me those three people are Congressman Rick Crawford , Senator John Boozman and Senator Mark Pryor. If you agree with me, talk to your people.

Dan Fragoules
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