2008 Kentucky Senate Debate between Mitch McConnell & Bruce Lunsford: on Tax Reform


Bruce Lunsford: Eliminate the capital gains tax

For the first time during a campaign fought mostly over airwaves, Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and his Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford stared each other down Wednesday and answered each others’ criticisms.

During the forum, the candidates agreed on several broad policy issues, such as eliminating the capital gains tax. But they frequently traded shots over each other’s political backers.

Source: 2008 Kentucky Senate debate reported in Herald-Leader Aug 21, 2008

Mitch McConnell: Resolve to lower capital gains taxes

McConnell said that Lunsford’s farm upbringing “isn’t relevant” to how he would perform in the Senate and questioned Lunsford’s resolve to lower capital gains taxes, which are not indexed for inflation. He said Democratic leaders in the Senate would never allow a budget bill with such a tax cut, and “the chances of a freshman legislator voting against a budget resolution is nil.”
Source: 2008 Kentucky Senate debate reported in Courier-Journal Aug 21, 2008

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