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Newt Gingrich

By Derek T. Dingle | Published December 21, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

Job Creation: Newt Gingrich has offered a 12-step job creation plan that is based on repealing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform bill, estate taxes, the Affordable Care Act, making permanent the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy and increased investment in American energy sources. Housing: Gingrich hasn’t unveiled a formal housing policy, but has called for the repeal of the Dodd-Frank bill, which he says overregulates banks, discouraging them from making mortgage loans and encouraging foreclosures. Tax Reform: Gingrich would give taxpayers a choice of filing under the current system or pay a 15% tax. Corporate taxes would be reduced from a maximum of 35% to 12.5% and he would eliminate capital gains and estate taxes. Government Spending: Gingrich supports a constitutional balanced budget amendment but believes without a balanced budget the nation’s debt limit must be raised to avoid default.

Job Creation: Newt Gingrich has offered a 12-step job creation plan that is based on…

Newt Gingrich