Flat Tax

 I will start to tell you my vision for America. The first of the 10 laws I would pass a your president is: The Flat Tax. I would scrap the whole tax code and install a 15% flat tax on income. This way Warren Buffet doesn't have to worry about his secretary. All joking aside, our tax code now is over 70,000 pages which is a burden to business and us the average citizen. I know everyone loves their deductions but this would bring your overall rate down and just make life easier for everyone. Over the next few week their will be more of our platform to come. Here are a few facts about our tax code:

1) In 1913, the federal tax code was 400 pages long. Today, it's grown to about 70,000 pages. That's 50 times longer than Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.
2) Since the beginning of 2001, there have been over 3,250 changes to the tax code -- an average of more than one a day. More than 500 changes were made in 2008 alone.

3) In order for the IRS to print all the paper they need, over 300,000 trees are cut down every year. (Just one more reason to consider filing online.)

4) Every year, U.S. taxpayers and businesses spend roughly 7.6 billion hours preparing their taxes.

5) According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are roughly 311 million people in the United States. That's 24.4 hours of tax-prep work for every man, woman, and child in the country.

6) The U.S. tax code is so confusing, that 82% of taxpayers pay for help.

7) Taxpayers spend $27.7 billion a year preparing their taxes.

The Flat Tax is starting to look good isn't it. I promise I will start updating the blog more and hope you start sharing comments. Maybe we can get a nice conversation going about the issues of the day.

Platt Robertson
Write-in candidate for President

Our campaign

Our campaign is pretty simple, just two guys who feel America needs our help. We are like a lot of you and are financially struggling these days. So we decided not to spend money on this campaign and to do everything through social media. This means that we won't ask for and don't need any donation for the campaign. The idea that Obama is trying to raise $1 billion for his reelection seems kind of silly. Besides a few stamps to mail off different forms to various states, we are completely independent. The only thing we ask of you, besides your vote, is to spread the word via Facebook, Twitter,...etc. I am looking forward to the next 1+ till the election and hope your along for the ride.

Platt Robertson
Write-in Candidate for President of the United States

Kicking off the campaign

My name is Platt Robertson and I am a Write-in Candidate for President of the United States. Along with my VP Scott Falls, we plan on helping you bring back America to the country we once remembered. Over the next weeks and months we will lay out our platform and discuss how our current path is not working. You can also follow us on Facebook under Robertson Falls or on Twitter @Robertsonfalls