Major Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida, bringing with it devastating storm surge, winds, and inland flooding. The Seminole Tribe of Florida should have access to the federal resources required for emergency response and recovery preparations on...
Major Hurricane Milton is forecasted to potentially hinder or obstruct the Port of Tampa Bay, which receives more than 40 percent of Florida’s petroleum products. It’s crucial for the federal government to expedite all requested measures to protect Florida’s economy...
Major Hurricane Milton is forecasted to impact Florida with devastating storm surge, winds, and inland flooding. After just being hit by Hurricane Helene, it’s crucial for the State of Florida to have the support of the federal government. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio...
This year marks the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks against Israel. 32 Americans died in those attacks, and four of the Americans taken hostage that day remain in captivity. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a video remembering the...
Following Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic damage throughout Florida’s gulf coast, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) met with the Florida Farm Bureau as well as local agricultural producers, farmers, and growers to discuss the storm’s impact. Photos are courtesy of...
Following Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic damage throughout Florida’s Gulf Coast, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) met with local officials and volunteers from the barrier islands to discuss the storm’s impact and current recovery efforts. Photos are courtesy of...
The U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world, is the only major country to tax its businesses on income earned outside the country and delays the ability of businesses to deduct capital expenses for as long as 39 years. The monstrous complexity of the U.S. tax system has a disproportionately adverse impact on small businesses. It is a major reason why U.S. economic performance is anemic.
The Lee-Rubio plan, announced today, would fix these problems and result in a rapidly growing economy. Based on a forthcoming Tax Foundation study of the plan and previous analyses of similar plans in the past, the plan from Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has the realistic potential to increase the size of the economy by 15 percent over what it would be if we do nothing. Although tax lawyers would probably see their incomes decline, most Americans would see substantially higher real incomes.
The plan does this by reducing business tax rates to 25 percent, allowing business to deduct capital expenses when incurred, moving to a tax system that does not punish U.S. businesses for operating and selling abroad and eliminating the double taxation of corporate income.
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The business reforms in the Lee-Rubio plan are extremely good and would make virtually all Americans better off but the individual reforms could be improved.
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