Carson Calls for Eliminating Charitable Deduction

Tax policy was a central focus of the recent Republican debates, as candidates called for tax reform and defended the tax plans they’ve proposed over the past few months. However, one of the most surprising moments of the debate came from a candidate who has not yet released a comprehensive tax plan: Dr. Ben Carson.

About halfway through the debate, when asked how he would change the federal tax code, Dr. Carson offered one of the boldest tax proposals seen in this campaign. Specifically, Carson called for eliminating all itemized deductions from the tax code, including the mortgage interest deduction and the charitable deduction.