best products and the best byes, and if we re out there selling and we re out there hustling, there s no reason we can t do a lot better than we re doing right now when it comes to our exports. now, another barrier government can remove, and i hear a lot about this from many of you, is a burdensome corporate tax code with one of the highest rates in the world. you know how it goes. because of various loopholes and carveouts that have been built over the year, some industries pay an average rate that is 4-5 times higher than others. companies are taxed heavily for making investments with equity. yet the tax code actually pays companies to invest using leverage. as a result, you got too many companies ending up making decisions based on what their tax director says, instead of what their engineer designs or what their factories produce. and that puts our entire economy at a disadvantage.
priorities because we believe americans have the best products and the best businesses, and if we re out there selling, and they re out there hustling there s no reason why we can t do a lot better than we re doing right now when it comes to our exports. now another barrier government can remove, and i hear a lot about this from many of you, is a burdensome corporate tax code with one of the highest rates in the world. you know how it goes because of various loopholes and carve-outs that have been built up over the years, some industries pay an average rate that is four or five times higher than others. companies are taxed heavily for making investments with equity but the tax code pays companies to invest using leverage. as a result you ve got too many companies ending up making decisions based on what their tax director says instead of what their engineer designs or what their factories produce.