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The Rod Martin Report – May 1, 2017 The Best Presidential Tax Plan of Our Lifetime 100 Days...
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Rod Martin’s “The Week” – April 16, 2016
You can read about the world anywhere: you come to RodMartin.org to understand it. This week, Rod looks at the battle in the GOP and Dem primaries, the consequences of the candidates’ tax plans, the collapse in global poverty, PayPal’s hypocrisy in North Carolina, whether women should be punished for abortion, and the staggering (and poorly understood) importance of SpaceX landing a rocket on a tiny drone ship in the Atlantic. All this plus much much more, at RodMartin.org.
Read MoreIf Obamacare’s a Tax, We Have a Solution
by Rod D. Martin June 28, 2012 At first blush, Chief Justice John Robert’s defection to the Dark Side on Obamacare looks every bit the tragic treason of Anakin Skywalker: the end of health care as we know it, and perhaps the...
Read MoreWhy Must America Be Last In Market Reform?
by Rod D. Martin June 24, 2005 Ever wonder why so many Americans criticize Russia’s free market reforms? Maybe it’s because they’re making us look bad. Last week, Russia abolished the death tax. Yes, Russia:...
Read MoreFull Business Expensing: JFK’s Plan and Ours (Seventh in a Series)
by Rod D. Martin September 5, 2004 During the fight for President Bush’s 2001 tax cuts, supporters regularly quoted from another tax cutter, President John F. Kennedy. And as with JFK’s proposals, Bush’s passed...
Read MoreWhat America Needs is Real Tax-Free Savings (Sixth in a Series)
“A penny saved is a penny earned.” — Benjamin Franklin by Rod D. Martin August 9, 2004 Everyone agrees that personal savings is essential, for families and for our economy. So why do we tax savings? A tax acts...
Read MoreNothing Certain But Death and Taxes (Fifth in a Series)
“Now my advice for those who die Declare the pennies on your eyes ‘Cause I’m the taxman, yeah I’m the taxman And you’re working for no one but me.” — “Taxman,” by the Beatles...
Read MoreAbolish the Alternative Minimum Tax (Fourth in a Series)
by Rod D. Martin April 5, 2004 In my continuing series on the need for a flat tax system for America, I’ve identified five essential reforms to help us break away from our current system of tax oppression and wealth...
Read MoreAbolish the Capital Gains Tax (Third in a Series)
by Rod D. Martin March 4, 2004 In my ongoing series on making real tax reform a reality, I have noted that there are five key reforms which must take place before a completely new system can be enacted. Successful navigation of...
Read MoreMaking Real Tax Reform a Reality (Second in a Series)
by Rod D. Martin February 13, 2004 In an article last month entitled “Tax Reform for the New Century,” I made the case for replacing our oppressive and incomprehensible tax system with a flat tax. As I noted, a flat...
Read MoreTax Reform for the New Century (First in a Series)
by Rod D. Martin January 9, 2004 In the Washington Post, a recent headline blared, “Flat Tax Imposed On Iraq.” New taxes heartlessly heaped on the backs of hapless Iraqis? Well, not exactly. You wouldn’t guess...
Read MoreIssues for the Millennium
by Rod D. Martin December 8, 1999 Republicans must offer a realizable vision of hope, growth and opportunity to win in 2000. This is the lesson of two Reagan landslides and the Contract With America. It is also the grim lesson...
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About Rod Martin
Rod D. Martin is a technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author and conservative activist from Destin, Florida.
Praise for Rod Martin
Peter ThielPayPal, Founders Fund, Facebook, PalantirRod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.