Press Release Dr. and Mrs, Phillips at Iowa State Fair August 17, 2010

Proclaiming American Greatness: Dr. and Mrs. Phillips volunteers at the pork tent at the Iowa State Fair
8/16/2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY AUGUST. 17, 2010 CONTACT: Alan Phillips (309) 824-9298 (309) 824-9298 , ctw46@netscape.net

Des Moines, Iowa (August 17, 2010)

Dr, Alan Phillips, Republican from Illinois, and possible candidate for the 2012 GOP Presidential nomination is a volunteer, along with his wife at the Pork Producers Association pork tent at the Iowa State Fair today. This is Dr. and Mrs. Phillips sixth visit to the state within ten months.

According to several Iowans, Dr. Phillips seeks to lower state and federal taxes on corporations that return jobs to the U.S. from overseas, or create their numerical equivalents in new occupations for American workers. Currently, between Iowa's corporate tax rate and that of the federal government, businesses must pay 41.6 percent to government, highest of any state.

This excessive business taxation rate has given the U.S. the dubious distinction of being the world's leader in corporate taxes. According to Dr. Phillips high corporate taxes are a "jobs killer" that must be dealt with by the next President to improve the competitiveness of American business. Although various members of Congress have suggested a five or ten percent cut in federal taxes on companies, Dr. Phillips feels those reductions are too small to make a major difference to companies planning to relocate and bring jobs with them.

Phillips proposes "to restore the jobs for some 20 million jobless-underemployed workers. He believes the U.S. combined corporate tax rate must be cut to 5 or 10 percent." In the final analysis Dr. Phillips wants a new partnership between state and federal lawmakers to work toward the goal of significantly reducing the overall tax burden on companies in the U.S. and restoring up to 25 million new jobs in three years.

About Proclaiming American Greatness, it is a group promoting American values, freedoms and constitutional liberties, nationwide.