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Carson and Cruz Take on the Tax Code

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
Carson And Cruz Take On The Tax Code
Carson And Cruz Take On The Tax Code

The 2016 Republican presidential candidates laid out their tax plans during Tuesday night's Fox Business presidential debate, where retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson reiterated the fairness of his tithing-inspired tax plan and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, detailed his own fair tax proposal.

Moderator Neil Cavuto questioned Carson on his advocation for a flat tax system, which Carson has previously claimed to be based on the biblical practice of a congregant giving one-tenth of his or her income to a church.

Carson explained at the GOP debate in late October that his system would realistically have all Americans pay up to 15 percent, instead of 10 percent, in a flat income tax. Cavuto then pointed out billionaire Donald Trump's tax plan which calls for wealthier individuals to pay a higher tax rate "because it's a fair thing to do."

"So whose plan would God endorse then, Doctor?" Cavuto asked.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/carson-cruz-discuss-bible-taxes-presidential-debate-149673/#rHeTTACvmP4fWjdE.99

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