In which John compares the tax proposals of Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, and also discusses the current U.S. federal income tax system and the size and scope of federal budget. Sources and much more background available below: Why not John Kasich? Because his tax proposal has too few details to analyze meaningfully. http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/governor-kasich-tell-us-your-tax-ideas The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center's analysis of Ted Cruz's tax plan: http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/analysis-ted-cruzs-tax-plan/full The (right-leaning) Center for Federal Tax Policy's analysis of Ted Cruz's taxation proposals: http://taxfoundation.org/article/details-and-analysis-senator-ted-cruz-s-tax-plan The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center's analysis of Donald Trump's tax proposals. http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/analysis-donald-trumps-tax-plan/full The (right-leaning) Center for Federal Tax Policy's analysis of Trump's tax plan: http://taxfoundation.org/article/details-and-analysis-donald-trump-s-tax-plan More information on Ted Cruz's proposed VAT, or "business flat tax." http://taxfoundation.org/blog/ted-cruz-s-business-flat-tax-primer Understanding the current federal budget of the United States government: https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/ And the current state of federal income tax in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States ---- Subscribe to our newsletter! http://nerdfighteria.com/newsletter/ And join the community at http://nerdfighteria.com/ http://effyeahnerdfighters.com/ Help transcribe videos - http://nerdfighteria.info/ John's twitter - http://twitter.com/johngreen John's tumblr - http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/ Hank's twitter - http://twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's tumblr - http://edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com/