Jason Carter in 2019-20 GA special Senate race
On Tax Reform:
Step up investment in pursuing tax cheats
He pledged to go after tax cheats to help rev up state revenue. "There's $2.5 billion that is uncollected out there from people who are cheating on their taxes, and against whom we aren't enforcing the law," the Atlanta state senator said. "That's
$2.5 billion dollars of money that's gone uncollected by our state government for years now." Carter said state government should step up its investment in pursuing tax cheats and rooting out wasteful spending.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Const. on 2019-20 Georgia 2-year Senate race
Aug 28, 2014
On Tax Reform:
Discuss regional sales tax to deal with local issues
Carter said it was time to revive the idea of a regional sales tax for infrastructure improvements to fix a transportation dilemma he said is weighing down Georgia's economy like an "anchor."
He said one option would be allowing counties to band together to levy their own tax. "There has to be some way that we're going to sit down and have a robust discussion about how to fund it."
Source: Atlanta Journal-Const. on 2019-20 Georgia 2-year Senate race
Aug 19, 2014
On Principles & Values:
Comfortable talking about his religious faith
Jason Carter stepped into the pulpit of South Columbus United Methodist Church for a Palm Sunday sermon and offered a message of Christian responsibility to the poor, with his phone in hand. "How many of you have the Bible (app) on your phone?
I bet all of you do," Carter said to laughs from the crowd. Worshippers listened as the Democrat running for Georgia governor read from his phone a New Testament verse about the importance of "things that are not seen."
Source: Chattanooga Free Press on 2019-20 Georgia 2-year Senate race
Jun 30, 2014
On Gun Control:
Let local communities decide if teachers can be armed
Q: Do you think teachers should be armed in schools? CARTER: What we've done is allowed communities to make those decisions for themselves.
There are some communities in my state that will feel safer if their school districts are allowed to make those decisions. And there's other communities where they won't. And those communities will get to decide for themselves.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Const. on 2019-20 Georgia 2-year Senate race
Apr 21, 2014
On Health Care:
ObamaCare a "mess" that needs fixing
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jason Carter said he shared in voters' frustration with ObamaCare and is hoping to see a "fix" from President Barack Obama. "I think folks are feeling like [ObamaCare] is a mess and so what
I'm hoping to see from the president is some kind of fix, but right now, I think folks are really frustrated, including me," Carter said on MSNBC's "Thomas Roberts."
Source: Politico.com on 2019-20 Georgia 2-year Senate race
Nov 14, 2013
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