Reform our corporate tax code

This excerpt originally appeared in Nick Tuszynski's op-ed for The Washington Times on December 29, 2011.

With 2012 right around the corner, it is time to think of a New Year’s resolution, and this goes for Congress as well. Instead of “kicking the can” down the road with failed attempts like 2011’s supercommittee, Congress should make a real effort to start fixing the U.S. debt problem and take significant steps toward promoting economic growth in January.

If we learned anything in 2011, it doesn’t matter if you are in the 1 percent or 99 percent; many Americans are disappointed by the weak economic recovery and would like to see a boost in economic and job growth. Presidential hopefuls surely will focus on these issues, but we don’t have to wait for the next administration to start taking steps in the right direction.

Entitlement spending and income-tax rates might be polarizing issues, but there is something that already has bipartisan support: reducing and restructuring the corporate tax code.