Reply #16: Tax Reform was another thing he wanted.

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However, he was vague on exactly how the reforms would work. He did say that taxing the rich wouldn't work. His quote was along the lines of: "Even if you confiscate ALL of the Fortune 1000, every bit of it, it won't make a dent in the Federal Budget. There is no way to avoid taxing the middle class." He then went on that the tax code needed to simple and fair. He hated that the tax code was so super complicated. He wanted loopholes plugged.

He also would have been for ending subsidies for corporations. He felt that a business should stand on it own or fail. A failed business was one that needed to die. But by his opposition to NAFTA, he wanted a level playing field.

He had huge respect for the military, yet wanted to limit the use of force overseas. Basically, the military was for protecting the country. He would have used economic leverage overseas.