Bachmann calls tax code a 'job-killing mess'

SHEFFIELD, IA — When it comes to federal tax reform, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-MN, says she wants put the Internal Revenue Service in the back seat while she drives in change.

“The current (federal) tax code is 3.8 million words — it’s a mess — and its’ one big bundle of job-killing, special-interest rules and regulations. That’s all it is, and we can simplify that system,” Bachmann, a former federal tax attorney, said Monday as she outlined her plan to spur economic growth. “I would like to be able to lead the debate on changing our tax code.”