Why isn’t this man at Treasury?

**Posted by Phineas

That’s the question I ask myself every time Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks about America’s economic and fiscal problems. Then I remember it’s because we have a (Social) Democratic, corporatist president who prefers someone who is either an admitted tax-cheat or an incompetent.

But I digress.

In the video below, Congressman Ryan describes the three qualities needed in a reformed tax code that is aimed at promoting real economic growth and a return to prosperity: fairness, competitiveness, and simplicity.

Take that, progressives.

And I’m kidding a bit in the headline; while I suspect Ryan would be superb at Treasury (or any economics related job in a new administration), I’d rather he stay in the House as a powerful committee chairman for a good, long time in order to be in place to put the brakes on crazy spending schemes.

Via Dan Mitchell, who has some good comments on Ryan’s video.

(Crossposted at Public Secrets)