Our Tax Code Needs an Overhaul

I don't know about you, but I am becoming outraged about the daily barrage of Cabinet appointees who owe taxes for one reason or another. I'm outraged because we have a tax code that is outdated and pathetic. How far are we going to take this? I understand we want to hold Cabinet appointees to the highest standards, but come on... how many of you have made mistakes on your taxes? Probably everyone. It doesn't matter if you're a physicist, a forensic psychologist, a brain surgeon, an accountant or a lawyer -- odds are you've made a mistake.

I was so upset about this yesterday that I sent half a dozen notes to my producers begging them to get Steve Forbes on the show this morning. I am someone who has always dreamed of having a career in public office. At this rate, it'll never be possible. How many people like me have become so discouraged with the process that they've said forget about it, it'll never happen? I haven't done my own taxes since I graduated from college. How would I know if I made mistakes and what those mistakes were? I'm outraged. The IRS needs an overhaul.

Thankfully, I didn't need to yell and scream. Steve kindly joined me this morning to do that for me. He gives an even better argument for why our tax code doesn't work. Thank God for Steve and his reasonable point of view. Take a look.