Is the country ready for another billionaire reality-TV star to be president?

Maybe, said Mark Cuban.

Mr. Cuban said that he was “considering” a presidential run, repeating an assertion he has made before.

“People are looking for an independent voice, a real independent voice, that at least has an inkling of what they’re talking about,” he said. But he added “I’ve had three kids. What caring, loving parent would put an 8-, an 11- and a 14-year-old child through this?”

Mr. Cuban also offered thoughts on how he might approach tax regulation.

The corporate tax rate should be lower, somewhere around 25 percent, but not too low, Mr. Cuban said. There are so many incentives to do business in America that there’s no reason to excessively cut rates.

— Niraj Chokshi





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