We must continue to overhaul the tax code so that American taxpayers keep more of their own money instead of having the federal government spend it for them. Chuck believes that taxation is an invasion of privacy, and he’ll keep fighting to lower taxes.
Keep fighting to lower taxes and continue overhauling the tax code.
Occurrences
Our current tax code is simply too invasive. It should be completely overhauled so that American taxpayers can spend more of their own money instead of having the federal government spend it for them. We must combat unfair taxes at all levels.
Evidence
The campaign tax page says the current tax code is 'too invasive,' should be 'completely overhauled,' and says, 'We must combat unfair taxes at all levels.'
Congress.gov shows Fleischmann introduced H.R. 3318, a bill to exclude gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset from gross income for income tax purposes.
Congress.gov shows Fleischmann introduced H.R. 2885, another bill to exclude gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset from gross income for income tax purposes.
The House Clerk's roll call for H.R. 1 records passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on November 16, 2017; Fleischmann was among House Republicans voting for final passage of the tax overhaul.
His official House tax-reform page says the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the 'first overhaul of the American tax code since 1986' and reduced the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.
Assessments
Fleischmann promised to keep fighting to lower taxes and overhaul the tax code. The evidence shows concrete legislative action early in office through tax-cutting bills, and later support for the enacted 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a major tax-code overhaul that lowered several tax rates including the corporate rate. Because the central promised outcome was achieved through enacted federal legislation he supported, the promise is best rated delivered, though the major overhaul occurred in a later term rather than the initial term.