Will Congress ever fix the tax law mess?
81873
No, it is not in their personal best interest.  A simple flat tax would fix all, but they won't do it, as the population would understand each time taxes were increased, and it would prevent them from using tax laws to reward cronies, businesses and supporters.
855789
Why not? The other two parties have screwed up everything! Smaller government, personal responsibility, no embedded taxes are all things that would make this great country even greater!
896701
Odds are slim to none.\n\nThere is a big mess there as a result of Bush's war.  \n\nThe Democrats will explore all avenues that will try to patch up the mess.  \n\nThe mess could last a long, long time, I can't predict how long.\n\nI can say this much, Bush fooled everyone and sucked in many into this Abyss.  That includes many Democrats as well.\n\nNow, nobody is owning up to the endless pit created.\n\nEventually, you and I will be asked to pay for it (taxes).
945625
It's not a Congressional issue. Congress is limited in the types of laws they can pass, based on the enumerated powers doctring. Marriage is not within the scope of Congressional authority. Which means it is a state issue.\n\nThe only way that Congress could legally get involved is pass a Constituional Amendment, one way or the other, and that's not likely to succeed in either direction becuase of the current split on the issue.
201053
Than can't, at least not legally. That is why Tom DeLay is facing money laundering charges and had to step down as Speaker of The House.
1122501
Look at Florida. And it still isn't fixed!\n\nAbsentee ballots, exclusionary practices, voting machine tampering, blocking calls for rides, as the repubs plead guilty to in US Federal; District court and many other ways!!\n\nI am sure they are still thinking up ways to defeat the system!
514033
Damn right, it soon shall be if we as a people don't do anything to stop it.\n\nIf you care and really do want to do something about it... contact your congress people and anybody else you can think of. Vote in november.\n\nThings can change for the better if you work at it.
525645
I think until it gets paid or until you hire an attorney. \nI hope you would like to see tax reform. We can pay taxes and not have to feel oppressed by the tax collector.
350940
Obviously as many as they want to; for the rules of law do not matter to them.  Our congress says that; our President is saying that, Judges say it, so they must be special or something.  I wish I could get the same treatment regarding my desire to avoid paying taxes...darn it.
454284
Congress is in charge of taxing and spending, not the President.  He can veto, but has yet to do so on any spending bill.  I found a great article that puts the deficit in a new light by Walter Williams.  Visit his website as well, he is very good about explaining economic theory in very simple and understandable ways.
376129
Any way you slice it the government needs to pay for the services that people demand. I would support any modification of the tax code that would get the public at large to buy into the system. That means that the obvious corruption in the way federal money is spent and the way in which contracts are awarded has to be dealt with.  The budget process in Congress is hopelessly broken and needs to be reformed.  In short, a sales tax would be simpler and indeed would be a better system but it needs to be accompanied by other reforms.
517869
If you want to fix social security it is simple, take the retirement away from congress and put them on social security. It will be fixed in no time.
203330
Aren't things already screwed up enough?!  If they aren't then let the government in and they will be!
1148329
WOW!!! A simple flat tax with NO LOOP HOLES, NO SHELTERS, NO NOTHING would be the solution. Stop favoring anyone! You pay your share.....PERIOD! No tax breaks, not deductions, no nonsense. It's that simple...Uncle Sam, STOP WASTING OUT MONEY!!!!!
41525
Not properly addressing the tax code is probably my greatest disappointment.
897671
Nah, in practical terms, there is hardly time.  And, there are better ways of continuing to show his incompetence.  There will be lots of hearings, which is what Congress should have been doing all along instead of being his lapdogs.
434262
Immigration law reform is long overdue.  I'm more interested in what the actual law will look like after it gets out of committee (or if it can even get out of committee).  The biggest problem with sweeping reform legislation is that it rarely works and usually backfires in some form or other (See the recent bankruptcy reform legislation.)  I wish I had a little more faith in the political process to get stuff right.