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Manchester, NH
Friday, October 28, 2011
GOP Presidential candidate Rick Perry sat down today with the editor and publisher of the Union Leader, a newspaper and website based in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Perry said he'd support term limits on all federal judges, including those on the U.S. Supreme Court. He discussed his plan for a flat tax, and said he'd support lowering the corporate tax rate to 5.25% on money made by U.S. companies overseas. He also said that regulations, not taxes, are the primary obstacle to job creation.
On the subject of whether he'd take part in future debates with the other GOP candidates he refused to commit, saying only "18 seems like an awful lot of debates.”
The three-term Texas governor said border security was a priority because “Hezbollah, Hamas, (and) the Iranians are using the Mexican border to try to do harm to American citizens.”
Perry said the issue of whether President Obama's birth certificate is legitimate is "humorous" and "distractive."
Gov. Perry is third in most nationwide polls, behind Herman Cain and Mitt Romney. Perry's campaign made news recently when it suggested that he might not participate in upcoming televised Republican debates.
Earlier this week Gov. Perry announced his plan to revive the economy, including changing the current tax code to include a flat tax, reducing the corporate tax rate and eliminating taxes on dividends and many capital gains. Under his plan individuals could choose a 20% flat tax with a $12,500.00 deduction per individual, per household. Taxpayers could also choose to calculate their rates under existing IRS code.
The Union Leader previously interviewed Mitt Romney, who told the paper that he was confident he would be his party's nominee for president.
On the subject of whether he'd take part in future debates with the other GOP candidates he refused to commit, saying only "18 seems like an awful lot of debates.”
The three-term Texas governor said border security was a priority because “Hezbollah, Hamas, (and) the Iranians are using the Mexican border to try to do harm to American citizens.”
Perry said the issue of whether President Obama's birth certificate is legitimate is "humorous" and "distractive."
Gov. Perry is third in most nationwide polls, behind Herman Cain and Mitt Romney. Perry's campaign made news recently when it suggested that he might not participate in upcoming televised Republican debates.
Earlier this week Gov. Perry announced his plan to revive the economy, including changing the current tax code to include a flat tax, reducing the corporate tax rate and eliminating taxes on dividends and many capital gains. Under his plan individuals could choose a 20% flat tax with a $12,500.00 deduction per individual, per household. Taxpayers could also choose to calculate their rates under existing IRS code.
The Union Leader previously interviewed Mitt Romney, who told the paper that he was confident he would be his party's nominee for president.
Updated: Friday at 6:06pm (ET)
