In which John compares the tax proposals of Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, and also discusses the current U.S. federal income tax system and the size and scope of federal budget. Sources and much more background available below:

Why not John Kasich? Because his tax proposal has too few details to analyze meaningfully. http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox...

The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center's analysis of Ted Cruz's tax plan: http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/public...
The (rightleaning) Center for Federal Tax Policy's analysis of Ted Cruz's taxation proposals: http://taxfoundation.org/article/deta...

The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center's analysis of Donald Trump's tax proposals. http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/public...

The (rightleaning) Center for Federal Tax Policy's analysis of Trump's tax plan:
http://taxfoundation.org/article/deta...

More information on Ted Cruz's proposed VAT, or "business flat tax." http://taxfoundation.org/blog/tedcru...

Understanding the current federal budget of the United States government: https://www.nationalpriorities.org/bu...

And the current state of federal income tax in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_...


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