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[[Ted Cruz|Cruz's]] [[Tax Reform]] [[{{:Ted Cruz (Tax Reform)| (section page)]]}}
===Repeal Tax Code and Institute a "Flat Tax" Policy===
*Wants to institute a "simple flat tax policy"
**Up to 36,000 dollars in untaxed income for a family of four (TCWTR)
**A flat 10% tax rate for all individuals exceeding the income cutoff (TCWTR)
**An additional flat 16% "business tax" that effectively acts as a value-added tax (TCWTR)
**Child Tax Credit and deductions for mortgage interest payments will remain in effect (TCWTR)
*"I am campaigning on a flat tax that would allow every American to fill out his or her taxes on a post card [or iPhone app] that allow us to abolish the IRS."(WE)
*Supports elimination of other taxes such as the Inheritance Tax, Overseas Profit Tax, Alternative Minimum Tax, and any "Obamacare" taxes (TCWTR)
===Health Initiatives===
*Repeal Obamacare, open insurance markets across state lines, expand health savings accounts, delink health insurance from employment
*Sponsored a bill called the Health Care Choices Act which allows people to buy health care plans across state lines
**HCCA also repeals Title I of the Affordable Health Care Act
**HCCA amend the Public Health Service Act (TCWS)
*"We must save Medicare by gradually increasing the eligibility age and by moving to a premium support system that expands choices for seniors, opens up innovation, and utilizes market forces to rein in healthcare costs." (OTIHC)
*Supports the right for private organizations to deny contraceptive/abortion coverage to their employees if it conflicts with their personal beliefs (TCS)
===Abortion and Planned Parenthood===
*"The next thing I intend to do is instruct the Department of Justice to open an investigation... to prosecute Planned Parenthood for any criminal violations." (RD1)
*Supports the complete defunding of Planned Parenthood (TCWLLF)
===Vaccines===
*Cruz said that “of course” children should be vaccinated but thinks that which ones should be legally mandated be left up to the states
*Some exceptions should still exist for religious convictions
(POLITICO)
*[We need to] get more jobs by embracing America's energy renaissance. This means passing legislation to make it easier to build energy infrastructure, such as the Keystone pipeline." ==Monetary Policy=={{:Ted Cruz (USAPMonetary Policy)}}
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[[Image:ted cruz.jpg|200x200px200px|thumb|right|Ted Cruz]]
Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz was born on December 22, 1970 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He is of Cuban and Irish/Italian descent. He was raised in Houston, Texas and later went on to study Public Policy at Princeton University before attending Harvard Law School. He took on the role of private-practicing lawyer, advisor to the 2000 Bush campaign, and Solicitor-General for the State of Texas (2003-2008) before being elected to the United States Senate in 2012. Cruz played a major role in the government shutdown of 2013 that strained his relations with the Republican Party. He is now running for the GOP nomination for the 2016 presidential election. Cruz's polling numbers show strong support, and he is second only to Donald Trump. [http://www.biography.com/people/ted-cruz (Bio)]
[https://www.tedcruz.org/ Campaign Website]
==Tax Reform==
==Jobs and Business Policy==
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==Drug Policy==
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==Middle East==
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==Trade==
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==Immigration==
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==Environmental==
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==Religion=Climate Change & Related Policies===*Does not believe that climate change is backed with scientific evidence (NPR)*Opposes the Clean Power Act and and sponsored Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act (ARENA) to limit its effects(TCWJ)*Voted against the Water Resources Act (TCWJ)*Criticized NASA for spending "too much money" studying climate change and earth science {{:Ted Cruz (NATJOURReligion)}}
==Quotes=Energy===*Supports opening more areas for offshore drilling*Pushes against restrictions on fracking*Encourages "expanding energy development on federal land"{{:Ted Cruz (ReutersQuotes)}}
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