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Washington – The Club for Growth applauds Fred Thompson’s proposal to cut the top corporate tax rate from the current rate of 35% to 28%. Thompson deserves special kudos for ruling out a Charlie Rangel-like plan that would cut the corporate tax rate while raising other taxes. “The United States has one of the most burdensome corporate tax structures in the world and the second highest rate in the industrialized world,” said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. “We congratulate Fred Thompson for being the first Republican presidential candidate to propose a specific corporate tax cut and for recognizing the...

Fred Thompson Quotes "Every foreign policy of every major nation involves reason, common sense, carrots and sticks. You can't have all carrots and no sticks." "You can't buy peace by just wishing it and avoiding the challenges that other nations present to you." "The problem is that agencies sometimes lose sight of common sense as they create regulations." "After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood." "Is it really in our country’s best interest to signal to the enemy that they probably only have to wait us out a little longer because congressional...