2018 CT Governor's race: on Tax Reform


Bob Stefanowski: Eliminate the state income tax over the next 8 years

Democrat Ned Lamont said that Trump's tax plan forces the federal budget into a $800-billion increase in the federal deficit. "It's the middle-class, the working class that gets hammered by a tax bill like this," Lamont said. "You think about this Trump tax bill. It reminds me a little of the (proposed) Stefanowski elimination of the state income tax. We cannot borrow in this state. We must pay our bills."

Stefanowski disagreed with Lamont's premise. "Ned concentrating on state and local deductions ignores the root of the problem, which is that he and Dan Malloy have supported tax increase after tax increase," said a Stefanowski spokesman. "Stefanowski wants to completely eliminate the state income tax over the next 8 years, which would actually solve the problem rather than mask it, as Ned Lamont seeks to do."

Source: CT Post on 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial race Aug 29, 2018

Ned Lamont: Middle-class gets hammered by $800B federal deficit

If he's elected governor, Democrat Ned Lamont said that he would help fight a new federal tax law that will hurt homeowners who pay more than $10,000 in state and local taxes.

Lamont linked President Trump's budget with Republican candidate for governor Bob Stefanowski of Madison, saying that Trump's plan forces the federal budget into a $800-billion increase in the federal deficit.

"It's the middle-class, the working class that gets hammered by a tax bill like this," Lamont said, noting that tax deductions go back to the tenure of another Republican President: Abraham Lincoln. "You think about this Trump tax bill. It reminds me a little of the (proposed) Stefanowski elimination of the state income tax. We cannot borrow in this state. We must pay our bills."

"Ned concentrating on state and local deductions ignores the root of the problem, which is that he and Dan Malloy have supported tax increase after tax increase," said a Stefanowski spokesman.

Source: CT Post on 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial race Aug 29, 2018

David Walker: 2007: higher taxes needed; 2018: not so much

[In 2007], the Wall Street Journal at the time called him a "Chicken Little" who called for higher taxes and a reduction in benefits. Walker still wants Connecticut's public unions to submit to benefit cuts. But higher taxes in 2018? Not so much. The Republican mantra this year is to cut spending across the board, for starters, then somehow reduce the tax burden.

The communications director for state Democrats said she's not surprised by Walker's walking back his tax stance 11 years later.

Source: CT Post on 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial race May 5, 2018

Catherine Templeton: Fiscal conservative for low taxes

Catherine Templeton is a fiscal conservative. She believes in less taxes, less government, and more freedom for South Carolina taxpayers. In order to make South Carolina the best place to live, work and raise a family--we need to keep taxes low. When taxes are low--businesses and families thrive! As governor, Catherine Templeton will fight tooth and nail for smart, conservative tax policies that will allow South Carolina to be the #1 job creator in the South.
Source: 2018 Connecticut Governor website CatherineTempleton.com Aug 17, 2017

Mark Lauretti: Lower taxes & be business-friendly

Economic security will be the key to Connecticut's success. In order to improve our state, we need to improve our financial health. Only then will we have the ability to thrive and help others thrive. We need to keep taxes in check and make our state more friendly to businesses so they can come to depend upon a stable economic environment that is consistent and predictable. This will attract companies to our state, and keep tax-paying residents within our borders.
Source: 2018 Connecticut Governor website MarkLauretti.com Aug 17, 2017

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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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