# Candidates' Tax Plans

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candidates-tax-plans/609355>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 13, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candidates-tax-plans/609355 "2012-01-13T01:52:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candidates-tax-plans/609355/1 "2012-01-13T01:52:07Z")

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[http://www.atr.org/candidates-2012.html](http://www.atr.org/candidates-2012.html)

I’m surprised at the essentially pro-status quo view of Ron Paul on income and corporate taxes. I also find it curious that everybody but Huntsman supports higher taxes on small businesses than corporations and while the moderate Republicans are opposed to full business expensing while Obama and the more ideological Republicans support it.

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**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candidates-tax-plans/609355/2 "2012-01-13T02:04:43Z")

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I’m pretty sure that’s not right with respect to Paul. Their own cite at the bottom of the image says this:

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> As President, Ron Paul will support a Liberty Amendment to the Constitution to abolish the income and death taxes. And he will be proud to be the one who finally turns off the lights at the IRS for good.

]([Registrant WHOIS contact information verification | Namecheap.com](http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/taxes/))

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candidates-tax-plans/609355/3 "2012-01-13T02:57:25Z")

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> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#):
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> I also find it curious that everybody but Huntsman supports higher taxes on small businesses than corporations . . .

Well, that should tell you something about who really runs the GOP, shouldn’t it?