Rep. Paul Ryan on the Need to #StopTheTaxHike and Advance Pro-Growth Tax Reform

You know, American businesses and families are wondering what will their tax rate be come 2013. Well, a lot of us are wondering the same ourselves because the President seems intent on making sure that we have a massive tax increase that hits families and successful small businesses come January 1, 2013.

We think it's a mistake. We don't think it's the right way to go. There's all this uncertainty plaguing the economy as to what our tax rates are going to be. So next week in the House of Representatives, we are going to be passing legislation to show very clearly, here is what we want to do.

We want to extend the current tax code for one more year and have fast track procedures in the House and the Senate to make sure that we actually embrace tax reform. The days of picking winners and losers through the tax code need to come to an end. We need to lower our tax rates by plugging loopholes so we don't lose revenues but by making it easier for families to keep more of what they earn, for small businesses to take risks and create jobs.

If this tax increase hits our economy come January as the President seems to be committed to doing, it is going to cost us jobs. It's going to make our businesses less competitive. One estimate says it could cost us 700,000 jobs. All of this uncertainty, all of this taxing and spending -- it's not working.

We need to reform our tax code, cut our spending, and give families and businesses the certainty that they need to make good decisions so they can prosper and create jobs in this economy - that's exactly what we're doing in the House of Representatives next week.

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[hirenny]

Paul, don't listen to any of these loser naysayers. You're doing a great job. But if you want to know what this taxpayer REALLY wants... I want you to get together with Bad Lip Reading to produce a full version of Quench Your Heartbeat. Only don't let them put a Nicleback poster on your wall. But otherwise, keep on the path...

[w67bv2cxm]

Paul Ryan is a lying snake whose political career has been based on sticking it to the average middle class citizen for the benefit of billionaires. He talks about "makers" and "takers" and Ayn Rand, but he is the only 43 year old I know of who has NEVER had a real job in his adult life. He lied his way into election to the HOR, and has been there ever since. He's not distinguished himself in life in any way. His education is nothing to brag about. He has no real experience worth mentioning.

[Ioannis Metaxas]

i'm telling jenny your on the internet ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[BlackMagikPanda]

Can't believe you have to change the band name.

I suggest booty reactions

[hirenny]

I wanna request Paul Ryan to sing Quench Your Heartbeat, from his band Steak Baby (the band name they must stop using... of the new choices, my first choice is Booty Reactions, and 2nd choice Thlack :D)

[GracieKiller]

It's hilarious how brain-washed and idiotic the liberal voters of the US are. Here Paul Ryan is trying to get citizens to PAY LESS to their government during an economic depression, making statements that voters of both sides can agree with. However, the reaction of Democrats in the comments is to make a bunch of lame jokes about his appearance and call him names. Typical.

[SolarEXtract]

thank GOD this kid didn't become our VP. What a disaster that would have been.

[ashe1rober]

"S" corporations?

[linda3913]

0:26; what I wanna do is listen to Paul Ryan's Video Diary bad lip reading :3

[nayme no]

small biz dont make 250k