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Dave Heineman on Tax Reform Republican NE Governor

Eliminated sales tax exemptions, to eliminate income tax

Imagine if we eliminated just half of the current exemptions. Nebraska wouldn't need to have an individual income tax or a corporate income tax.

I have asked business leaders if they would give up their sales tax exemptions if we could eliminate the individual income tax and the corporate income tax or at least lower the individual and corporate tax rates. You may be surprised, but many are willing to have that discussion. They want simplicity and fairness. They want a modern tax code that rewards productivity, profits and job creation rather than having their lawyers and accountants spending time mining the tax code for exemptions. Our tax system shouldn't favor one industry over another. Change is not easy, especially when it involves taxes, but this is the discussion that our state needs to have.

To build economy: no new taxes

I will continue to lower taxes