Taxes+-+Romney

== = = = = = = = = =//“Keep our taxes down and our spending down…Deregulate, deregulate, deregulate.”//=

Romney understands that the current tax structure needs some adjusting, but he doesn't think getting rid of it and using the fair tax system is sound policy. Romney's idea is that the government is spending too much and thinks that spending less is key to tax reform.

Romney plans to do this with is the line-item veto. He is in favor of eliminating the tax on personal savings, cutting the estate tax and making the Bush tax cuts permanent. He has promised “no tax increases” but this has been addressed by some Massachusetts businesses. These businesses say that Romney raised taxes in Massachusetts as governor. But, Romney was the first Republican to sign the pledge not to increase taxes.