In an increasingly polarized Congress, most lawmakers agree that the U.S. Tax Code is unfair, complicated, and inefficient. Yet as President Barack Obama and his economic team consider making tax reform a centerpiece of the State of the Union address this month, they keep bumping up against a simple question: Is it worth it? The White House is mulling a plan to revamp the code, starting with corporate taxes, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Jan. 12. "We're examining whether we can find the political support for a comprehensive tax reform," Geithner said.
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