Don't Eat Your Dog . . .

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. . . The Surprising Moral Case for Free Enterprise

Arthur Brooks, President American Enterprise Institute (AEI): On Monday, President Obama announced a plan to extend some of the Bush-era tax cuts. Although lower taxes are preferable to higher ones, the president's proposal sets the wrong tone for our nation's tortured (and tortuous) tax code.

Punishing earned success by raising taxes will stifle economic growth, to be sure. But more important, it breeds an envy society, creating a culture where fairness is defined by outcomes rather than merit, work and opportunity.

There are smarter ways to reform our nation's tax code. As AEI's Jim Pethokoukis points out, we need a plan based on creating jobs, not political gain -- a plan that lowers rates across the board.

We have to make the moral case for pro-growth tax reform. AEI just released an entertaining animated video titled Don't Eat Your Dog explaining how to make the moral case that I laid out in "The Road to Freedom." And don't forget that you can make your own case on video and enter it in AEI's 2012 Video Contest for an opportunity to win $40,000.

I hope you'll join us in the call to make the moral case for the system we love.

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