2016 CT Senate race: on Tax Reform


Dan Carter: Common sense tax policies to unleash power of entrepreneurs

Through common sense tax policies, aimed at helping businesses of all size grows, we can unleash the power of American workers, entrepreneurs, inventors and business owners.

We must change tax laws to allow billions of dollars in American assets, currently held overseas, to come home to America without fear of having them substantially erased by punishing federal taxes. We can bring money back to Connecticut, thereby creating new jobs.

Dick Blumenthal opposes tax cuts for the Middle Class, for small business and on investments. We need to grow and support the Middle Class, not the Political Class.

Source: 2016 Connecticut Senate campaign website CarterForSenate.com Aug 8, 2016

August Wolf: Tax reform to allow private industry to create jobs

Decades of value-destroying policies have crushed Connecticut. By any reasonable measure--job growth, debt levels, taxes, and regulatory burden--we now rank near the bottom. And now we have a career politician pushing these same tax and spend policies in D.C.

I want to do something about that. Economic liberty, limited government, and personal choice to live the lives we want-- these are the forgotten foundations of our great country. As Connecticut's next United States Senator, I will work non-stop to reassert these values on your behalf. I will work for fiscal discipline and effective foreign policy, and lead the fight for equitable and sustainable programs that allow private industry to create jobs. I will work for rational and effective regulatory and tax reform, and improvement of our educational, retirement, healthcare and social systems.

Source: 2016 Connecticut Senate campaign website wolf2016.com Sep 22, 2015

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Candidates and political leaders on Tax Reform:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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