Survey of 2006 House campaign websites: on Tax Reform
Bill Sali:
Make Bush tax cuts permanent; eliminate death tax
Q: Make Bush Tax Cuts Permanent A: YES! Bill Sali supports making President Bush’s tax cuts permanent.
Q: Give Property Tax Relief to Everyone
A: YES!
Bill Sali voted to give all Idahoans a $250 million reduction in property taxes.
Q: Eliminate the Death Tax
A: YES! Bill Sali opposes the death tax.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, www.billsali.com, “Comparison”
Nov 7, 2006
Bruce Braley:
Roll Back the Bush Tax Cut for Millionaires
Roll Back the Bush Tax Cut for Millionaires. Bruce believes that the Bush tax cut for the wealthiest one percent of Americans should be rolled back to help control
our nation’s spiraling deficit. It is time for fair tax policies that help the middle class--especially with the rising cost of college education--not millionaires and billionaires.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, www.brucebraley.com, “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
David Davis:
Reduce federal spending and lower taxes
I believe we should reform our tax system to reduce the tax burden on working families and small businesses. That’s why as State Representative, I led the opposition to the proposed new state income tax.
In Washington, I will continue to be an advocate for taxpayers and I will work to reduce federal spending and lower taxes.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, rightforcongress.com, “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
Gus Bilirakis:
Make tax cuts permanent; eliminate the Death Tax
Runaway spending represents the most dangerous long term threat to our national prosperity and security. The first step to be taken is to make the current tax cuts permanent. The lowering of taxes spurs economic growth and therefore more revenue
for the federal government. We must also look to eliminate the “Death Tax”. I would also support a “Balanced Budget Amendment” to return our federal government to the “pay as you go” system.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, gusbilirakis.com, “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
Jim Jordan:
Defend taxpayers by leading the fight against higher taxes
Jordan is a proven conservative who, throughout his service at the statehouse, has worked tirelessly to defend the families and taxpayers of Ohio by leading the fight against higher taxes and standing up for traditional American values. Jordan is a
fiscal conservative who believes that families and taxpayers, rather than government, know best how to make decisions with their money. Jordan believes that cutting taxes helps build strong communities and a vibrant economy.
Source: 2006 House campaign website jimjordanforcongress.com, Issues
Nov 7, 2006
Joe Sestak:
Bush tax oplicies shift burden to middle class & future
The Bush Administration’s tax cuts deprived us of the revenue to address urgent challenges, while mortgaging our children’s futures and shifting the tax burden from the wealthy to the middle and lower working classes. The repeal of the estate tax, the
lowering of the upper tax brackets, and the reduction in dividend and capital gains taxes means that our government is taxing working families more on their incomes than billionaires on the wealth they inherit (0%) or the stock profits they turn (15%).
Source: 2006 House campaign website, sestakforcongress.com, “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
John Hall:
No tax breaks to multi-millionaires
John will not give tax breaks to multi-millionaires, while squeezing the middle class. Instead of paying $250 million a day to wage an unending war in
Iraq, we should reallocate those funds to pay for real homeland security, healthcare, education and our many other needs.
Source: 2006 House campaign website johnhallforcongress.com “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
Mary Fallin:
Shore up economy by making President’s tax cuts permanent
I believe the first step toward shoring up our economy is to make the President’s tax cuts permanent. They did exactly what they were designed to do...jump-start our economy. They should remain in place to serve as a further catalyst for economic growth.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, www.maryfallin.org, “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
Michael Arcuri:
Tax cuts should be aimed at the working middle class
Mike on the Bush Tax Cuts... “I believe tax cuts should be aimed at the working middle class. Tax cuts should be aimed first at the working middle class, and the child tax credit should be made permanent.
But I oppose tax credits to big oil companies, corporations and the wealthiest Americans at a time when we cannot balance the budget and are forced to make drastic cuts in student aid and health care.”
Source: 2006 House campaign website, arcuriforcongress.com, “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
Michele Bachmann:
Put hard earned money back in taxpayers’ pockets
I will work tirelessly to put hard earned money back in taxpayers’ pockets--where it belongs--not in the hands of Washington bureaucrats. We cannot tax and spend our way to prosperity. I will continue to support meaningful tax relief, such as:-
Making President Bush’s tax cuts permanent
- Personal tax rate reductions
- Permanent repeal of the Death Tax
- Further reduction of the Marriage Penalty Tax
- Capital gains tax reduction
- Simplification of the tax code.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, michelebachmann.com, “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
Peter Roskam:
Eliminate marriage penalty & Death Tax
My position on taxes is clear! In Congress, I will provide tax relief to hard working families and businesses by:- Eliminating the marriage penalty tax.
- Eliminating the Death Tax, which unfairly targets small, family run businesses, forcing
them to sell their business rather than passing it on.
- Doubling the Child Tax Credit, allowing the families of 119,000 children in this district to save for their children’s education.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, roskamforcongress.com, “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
Peter Welch:
Tax cuts to wealthiest 1% are irresponsible
Peter believes that the economic policies of the Bush Administration and the Republican-led Congress are both radical and irresponsible. In just ten months, they turned an inherited record surplus into a record deficit.
They gave tax cuts we can’t afford to those who don’t need them--the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans. Peter believes their assault on the middle class must be stopped.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, welchforcongress.com, “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
Tim Walberg:
Tax relief increases economic growth
Tim understands that tax relief, not more government spending, increases economic growth, creates jobs, and raises incomes.
That’s why his biggest priority in Congress is to improve Michigan’s economy by extending and expanding President Bush’s tax cuts.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, walbergforcongress.com “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
Tim Walz:
The wealthy are not the engine of our economy
A critical difference between Tim Walz and his opponent is the way in which they use tax policy to drive our economy. Walz’s opponent, like the President and his majority in Congress, believes that the wealthy and big corporations are the engine of our
economy. Republican tax policies are designed to not only minimize the tax burden on the wealthiest Americans, but to redistribute some of the taxes paid by the middle class to the wealthy. Tim Walz disagrees.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, www.timwalz.org, “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
Vern Buchanan:
Completely repeal the death tax
Lower Taxes. Reduce Wasteful Government Spending: As your Congressman, I will use my three decades of business experience to wisely cut wasteful government spending so that you can keep more of your hard-earned money. I support President
Bush’s efforts to completely repeal the death tax, so that our farms and small businesses are not put at risk for future generations. Tax relief for our families must be a top priority.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, www.vernbuchanan.com, “Issues”
Nov 7, 2006
Carol Shea-Porter:
GOP votes for the very wealthy top 1%
Some people in America are thriving. George Bush and the Republican leaders have consistently voted for the very wealthy, the top 1%, and against the rest of us. Unfair tax advantages, deceptively packaged as “cuts,” have helped the richest one percent
of the country, who now hold 40% of the wealth. The loss of this vital tax money (an estimated 48% of the deficit is caused by the Bush tax cuts), coupled with an incredibly expensive war, have left the middle class struggling.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, carolforcongress.com, “Issues”
Jan 26, 2006
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