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DeLAY SAYS THERE'S NO PUTTING OFF TAX REFORM

June 22, 2005

One day after a Senate taxwriter said tax reform would be put off to 2007, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said otherwise:

"We cannot put it off," he said. "I’m glad to see the tax reform commission is being serious about what they may recommend."

That makes sense; it's unlikely that tax reform will happen at all in the Bush administration if it's delayed to 2007. Still, this part of the report makes us question how reliable his tax observations are:

DeLay is a longtime supporter of a consumption tax and said he is pleased with how the national sales tax bill from Rep. John Linder R-Ga., has gained momentum.

"I think a lot of people are starting to push aside the flat tax idea because they know it won’t work longer than two years."

That's about two years longer than sales tax rates over 35% would work.

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