The committee will come to order. Welcome to our first hearing of the day. We discussed the ongoing effort to reform our tax code. We have a distinguished panel of experts to help shed some light on the issues surrounding tax reform. I look forward to a productive discussion and appreciate your attendance. In 1984 resident reagan called for reform of the tax code. He laid out three main goals for tax reform. Fairness, efficiency and simplicity. Those three goals are as relevant today as they were a generation ago. American competitiveness is essential in todays Global Economy we must consider whats happening outside our borders. Addressing tax policy or legislation is very easy to find oneself. I think we would do well to keep focus and frequently remind ourselves of these basic principles. I will repeat them. Fairness, efficiency, simplicity and american competitiveness. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 is generally considered to be a great success. One question people should ask themselves
The committee will come to order. Welcome to our first hearing of the day. We discussed the ongoing effort to reform our tax code. We have a distinguished panel of experts to help shed some light on the issues surrounding tax reform. I look forward to a productive discussion and appreciate your attendance. In 1984 resident reagan called for reform of the tax code. He laid out three main goals for tax reform. Fairness, efficiency and simplicity. Those three goals are as relevant today as they were a generation ago. American competitiveness is essential in todays Global Economy we must consider whats happening outside our borders. Addressing tax policy or legislation is very easy to find oneself. I think we would do well to keep focus and frequently remind ourselves of these basic principles. I will repeat them. Fairness, efficiency, simplicity and american competitiveness. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 is generally considered to be a great success. One question people should ask themselves
Test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test. We can lower the Corporate Tax rate and get it to within shouting distance of our trading partners. Were a better place to do better because of transportation, because of safety, because of security, because of environment and all those things. But there is a point at which you run out of those benefits when you are talking about so much of your income being paid in taxation. I appreciate that point. Its an etch lexcellent one. I kind of lost my place. Consumption tax versus income tax. I come from the state where the author of the book called the fair tax comes from and hes on radio. If i dont ask some question about consumption tax when we have a hearing like this, i get chastised at home. How many of you are familiar with this . Whats your thought or do you have any thought about it at all . Mr. Mazur, start with you. I guess my basic thought about our tax system
20114. She said her husband was behaving oddly after he was eating a marijuana infused product. He shot her while police were on the way. He had to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Here is more. Jamie. Reporter there were two options richard kirk was either going back to the Mental Health institute or he stand trial. That is what the judge decided today. He will stand trial. Now, even though the judge decided that here today, he will stand trial, last year kirk pled guilty by reason of insanity. That still stands but the evaluation indicates he was competent to stand trial. Officials with the d. A. s office said even though he was either way. He has been in custody since the murder of his wife. His defense said he was so impaired by the candy, he may not have intended to kill her, but he had the wherewithal to remember the code to the lock gun safe and pressed the weapon to his wifes head. He is facing a firstdegree murder charge and the trial is slated for march 6th and two weeks set
Developing right now. Kingman police are on scene of an officer involved shooting in arizona, both a suspect and officer are hurt. But no word on how serious their injuries are. We will bring you the very lastest information as it comes into our newsroom. Christianne Klein also happening now. Both directions of us 95 between flamingo and boulder highway are shut down. After a semi truck hit a man on the freeway. Police say they had tried arresting him. But he took off. And ran into traffic. Metro says the man was wanted in connection to a shooting from a week ago. No word on how serious his injuries are. Christianne Klein major upgrades have come to a stretch of road some have come to call the death highway. 8 news now reporter nia wong joins us live along blue diamond road with a look. Years ago state route 160 blue diamond road was known as the road between las vegas and pahrump. Now, this busy road is where many live and work near. And 42thousand drivers take blue diamond road every