GOP Party Chairman Really Doesn't Want To Talk About Abolishing The IRS (also John Birch Society)

[steve2470]

from: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251394227

GOP Party Chairman Really Doesn't Want To Talk About Abolishing The IRS
Posted: 02/03/2015 5:56 pm EST Updated: 28 minutes ago

WASHINGTON -- It's prominently featured on the Republican Party's website, with its own page and even a petition for the cause: "Stand With The GOP And Fight To Abolish the IRS."

But on Tuesday, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus dodged question after question about whether he thinks the tax agency should be eliminated and if the position laid out on his party's website -- one that's been used to rally the tea party and raise money -- is official GOP policy.

"I think clearly people need a simplified tax code, a flatter code," Priebus told one reporter, when asked if he supports abolishing the IRS. "We need to obviously follow Paul Ryan's lead of balancing the budget and getting control of our debt problems."

When the reporter asked again, the GOP Party chairman didn't even try to answer.

"Listen, I'm coming out here to do one quick thing here," he said, trailing off. "I'm already late...."

More:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/03/reince-priebus-republicans-abolish-irs_n_6607656.html

[Johonny]

1. clearly people need a simplified tax code, a flatter code - replace "people" with "rich guys"

You know most people have vastly different income sources than the 1% so why should there be one simple code that covers everything. This language is an insult to people's intelligence and every bit as dumb as abolishing the IRS.