Latest Edition Features Q&A With Jack Kemp, essays by SC Gov. Mark Sanford and WI Cong. Paul Ryan, among others

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With voters across America calling for change, the latest edition ofThe Ripon Forum focuses on two individuals who are working to bring about one of the biggest policy changes of all — tax reform.

            South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan are pushing plans that would rewrite the nation’s tax laws by letting people opt out of the current system in favor of a tax rate that is flatter, fairer, and easier to understand.  Sanford and Ryan both write about their plans in this edition of the Forum.

            The February/March edition of the Forum also features an interview with Jack Kemp, the former Congressman, Cabinet Secretary and Vice Presidential nominee who changed the face of the nation’s tax debate when he persuaded Ronald Reagan to make tax cuts the centerpiece of his economic platform for President in 1980.

            The latest edition of The Ripon Forum also features:

•       Scott Hodge – presenting a step-by-step guide on avoiding the political landmines that come with reforming the tax code.
•             Ernest Christian and Gary Robbins – writing that any reform effort must also seek to reduce government’s impact on the economy.
•       William Beach – arguing that tax cuts still matter, and with the economy slowing, raising taxes is the last thing that should be discussed.
•       John Engler – making the case that the R&D tax credit should not only be extended, but be made permanent, as well.
•       Georgia Congressman Tom Price – writing that the key to strengthening health care in America is to make sure the doctor-patient relationship is preserved.
•        Nevada Congressman Jon Porter – discussing why moving to electronic prescriptions is a key step in reforming the nation’s health care system.
•       Andrew Samwick — writing about the federal budget process and how it can be improved.
•   William Tilchin – writing about the boldness of Theodore Roosevelt and the politics of today.

In addition, the February/March edition of the Forum also features a profile of Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia.

The Ripon Forum is a journal of political thought and opinion that was first published in 1965 and is now published bimonthly by the Ripon Society.  The Ripon Society is a public policy organization that was founded in 1962 and takes its name from the town where the Republican Party was born in 1854 — Ripon, Wisconsin.

One of the main goals of the Ripon Society is to promote the ideas and principles that have made the GOP — and America — great.  These ideas include keeping our nation secure, keeping taxes low and having a federal government that is smaller, smarter and more accountable to the people.

For more information on the Ripon Society and to view the February/March edition of The Ripon Forum, please visit https://riponsociety.org.