Frank Watson: Bipartisan Tax plan

If the news is correct, both major political parties are ready to work with each other to reform the US tax code.

The debate over expenditures should be debated at another time and place.

This is the income portion of the budget, save everything else for another discussion.

The first task should be to determine the objective of an ideal revenue code and write a tax plan mission statement.

I suggest the following: In our democracy, taxes are needed to generate the funds necessary to operate our government.

Tax collection should be fair and equitable to all citizens and be insulated from politic...