(AP) Republican John McCain said Thursday that as president he would appoint Alan Greenspan to lead a review of the nation's tax code - even if the former Federal Reserve chairman was dead.
"If he's alive or dead it doesn't matter. If he's dead, just prop him up and put some dark glasses on him like, like 'Weekend at Bernie's,'" McCain joked. "Let's get the best minds in America together and fix this tax code."
The 81-year-old Greenspan served as chairman of the Fed for 18½ years.
Campaigning in early-voting South Carolina, McCain was asked about his support for a flat tax.
"If the fair tax crossed my desk, I'd sign it. If a flat tax did, I'd sign it," McCain said while noting criticism of the concept. "What we all agree: It has to be made simpler and fairer."
"If he's alive or dead it doesn't matter. If he's dead, just prop him up and put some dark glasses on him like, like 'Weekend at Bernie's,'" McCain joked. "Let's get the best minds in America together and fix this tax code."
The 81-year-old Greenspan served as chairman of the Fed for 18½ years.
Campaigning in early-voting South Carolina, McCain was asked about his support for a flat tax.
"If the fair tax crossed my desk, I'd sign it. If a flat tax did, I'd sign it," McCain said while noting criticism of the concept. "What we all agree: It has to be made simpler and fairer."
This tax thing is probably the most important issue to me. He says he'll sign what the people send -- so now we just need to get our representatives to send him "THE FAIR TAX."
The "FLAT TAX" is really no better than we have now.
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