Our current tax system is overly burdensome and serves as a disservice to every single American. Rather than rewarding hard work and entrepreneurship, the tax code penalizes success. It does not encourage economic growth but rather siphons money from the pockets of consumers. Furthermore, filing electronically, reducing the amount of paperwork, and other recommendations side step the real issue of complexity. With a tax code over 60,000 pages in length and a tax code that changes every single year it's no wonder why American citizens have come to dread April 15.

In order to truly reform our overly complex tax code we must change it from the core and not by making miniscule changes year after year.

Since my days in the Georgia legislature and now in Washington, I firmly believe that the "FairTax" is the way to return common sense to our tax system.   Not only have I been a leading voice on this, but I have also co-sponsored this important legislation. People are beginning to realize that Uncle Sam has been unfairly taxing us for way too long and that we must do something about it. This initiative creates a national retail sales tax to replace all income taxes, payroll taxes, and estate taxes - eliminating the need for the IRS entirely. This simple solution is an issue of fairness for every American. If implemented, consumers would have greater control over their money and would be able to plan for their retirements with greater simplicity.

This past year, I voted for and co-sponsored the legislation to bury the “Death Tax” permanently. It is vital that this legislation be made law because the government could take up to 55 percent of a person’s income once they have passed away. Rather than planning for retirement many people are planning how to divide up their will because of this unfair, unjust tax.

Like the “Death Tax,” making the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends permanent is an important and much-needed step. As more Americans invest in the stock market, this common-sense tax cut provides incentives for continued growth in our economy. These pro-growth, pro-business tax policies will allow our businesses to plan for the future and make sound decisions based on a tax code that is fair.