2018 VT Governor's race: on Tax Reform


Christine Hallquist: Revamp tax structure and increase taxes on the wealthy

Cameron Russell, Hallquist's campaign manager, said she wasn't surprised to hear she hadn't received the Progressive nomination. But he stressed that the candidate has touted progressive priorities like a Medicare-for-all and redesigning Vermont's tax structure to increase the burden on high-income earners.
Source: VTDigger.org on 2018 Vermont gubernatorial race Aug 21, 2018

Keith Stern: Holding the line won't work; cut taxes and fees

Stern clearly wasn't accepting the incumbent's claim of holding the line on tax increases and fees as a final economic solution. He said he decided to enter the governor's race when he saw that the state budget chugged along merely by not raising taxes, adding that such an approach, without tax cuts, will ultimately fail. "We have such high taxes in this state," Stern said. "And then to just say 'we're not going to raise taxes (because) this is the solution, we're fine,' this is not acceptable."
Source: True North Reports on 2018 Vermont Gubernatorial race Jul 26, 2018

Keith Stern: Supports new tax reform and wants Vermont to cut taxes also

Stern says Vermont's current path forward is not sustainable. "The thing is, there are so many people that can't afford taxes in this state. To celebrate, here you go, we are not going to raise, not make it any more unaffordable for you, that is it not an answer," Stern said. Stern supports Trump's tax reform efforts and says the Green Mountain State needs to cut taxes. He differs on newly imposed international tariffs, saying new taxes only hurt the consumer.
Source: VTDigger.org on 2018 Vermont Gubernatorial race Jul 25, 2018

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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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