Our tax code is killing us — let’s fix it

Published May 27, 2017 4:01am ET



Tax Day may now be in our rearview mirror with taxpayers putting away their calculators, pens and aspirin until next April rolls around. But what can’t be relegated to a desk drawer is the frustration at a tax code that is simply out of control in its sheer size and complexity.

It’s a thirty-year-old problem in need of a solution. Fortunately for taxpayers and our economy, that solution – comprehensive tax reform – is within our grasp as the House Ways and Means Committee has kicked off a series of hearings.

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