Better analysis of candidates’ tax plans needed

Published May 22, 2015 9:00am ET



The Wall Street Journal recently ran an editorial in which they declared that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s tax plan is more pro-growth than Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s.

The determining factor? That the Christie plan features a top personal income tax rate of 28 percent, whereas the Rubio plan’s top rate is 35 percent. This shoddy, surface level tax analysis is very surprising given that the Wall Street Journal editorial board is such a trusted source on taxes for conservatives.

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