Jon Huntsman's Tax Plan

[Peanutx3]

Jon Huntsman's Tax Plan

Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman today released a 12-page jobs plan with these tax components:

• Simplify The Personal Income Tax Code And Lower Rates. Rather than nibble around the edges of the existing tax code, Gov. Huntsman will introduce a revenue-neutral tax plan that eliminates all deductions and credits in favor of three drastically lower rates of 8%, 14% and 23%. Eliminating deductions and credits in favor of lower marginal rates will yield a simpler and more efficient tax code, decreasing the burden on taxpayers.
• Eliminate The Alternative Minimum Tax. Under the new simplified plan, Gov. Huntsman will eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax, which is not indexed for inflation and is penalizing an increasing number of families and small businesses.
• Eliminate The Taxes On Capital Gains And Dividends In Order To Eliminate The Double Taxation On Investment. Capital gains and dividend taxes amount to a double-taxation on individuals who choose to invest. Because dollars invested had to first be earned, they have already been subject to the income tax. Taxing these same dollars again when capital gains are realized serves to deter productive and much-needed investment in our economy.
• Reduce The Corporate Rate From 35% To 25%. The United States cannot compete while burdened with the second-highest corporate tax rate in the developed world; American companies and our workers deserve a level playing field. With high unemployment, it is important that we not push corporations and capital overseas. We need employers to be based in America if they're going to provide jobs to Americans.

[PEEK05]

So what exactly are the pros and cons of this, without bias being put in?

I'm still new to all this, so excuse my ignorance but I'm not really sure what to think about all this.

[SisterPeach]

I'm concerned that this may be very punitive to the poor.

[Peanutx3]

I haven't read all of it yet.

[paganbaby]

Quoting Peanutx3:

I haven't read all of it yet.