Words: Paul advocates immediately phasing out the IRS. He believes that the entire tax system needs to be overhauled, ending capital gains and estate taxes.

Actions: Paul voted FOR $46 billion in tax cuts for small business (2000), FOR eliminating the “marriage penalty” (2000), FOR eliminating the estate tax (2000). FOR a tax cut package of $958 billion over ten years (2001), FOR a $99 billion tax cut and lower capital gains tax rate (2001), FOR making the Bush tax cuts permanent (2002), FOR permanently eliminating the “marriage penalty” (2004), FOR making an increase in the child tax credit permanent (2004), FOR providing tax relief and simplification (2004), and FOR retaining reduced taxes on capital gains and dividends (2005). The NTU has given him a rating of 89%.

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