2022 MD Governor's race: on Tax Reform
Ashwani Jain:
Eliminate the state income tax for 95% of Maryland workers
For the 95% of Marylanders who earn a personal income of less than $400,000, my Maryland Now Plan will eliminate your state income tax. To make up for this lost revenue I will:- Close the "Carried Interest Corporate Loophole"
- Income earned by
hedge fund managers on their investments should be fairly taxed
- Increase the Fossil Fuel Fee
- Increase our State Sales Tax from 6% to 7.5% and expand the Sales Tax to include services
- Legalize the Commercial Use and Taxation of Marijuana.
Source: Medium.com posting on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race
May 14, 2021
Ashwani Jain:
Ensure richest pay their fair share of taxes
As it exists now, our tax code is hardly as progressive as it should be. We must ensure our tax code is structured so the richest Marylanders (the ones who have benefitted the most from Maryland's economy, infrastructure, and workforce) are paying their
fair share of taxes. I pledge to work with the state legislature to make this happen so we can fix our tax code, and with that extra revenue stream, build back our state.
Source: Medium.com posting on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race
May 14, 2021
Dan Cox:
Oppose any tax increase, support tax cuts on every level
Q: What is your position on taxes and spending?A: Opposed to any increase in taxation and support instead a reduction in taxes on every level; wasteful spending is both criminal and ludicrous in MD considering that outrageous wastes are reported;
100 million lost in Baltimore schools; 700 employees of the Baltimore City school system making over 100k.the pocketing of money by powerful liberals.the matter must be addressed with diligence and exposure.
Source: RedMaryland.com on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race
Feb 24, 2018
Doug Gansler:
Employer tax credits for businesses hiring military spouses
We will pass legislation that allows occupational licensing reciprocity and waivers for military spouses. We can trust our sister states enough to allow military spouses to rely on out of state licenses across
industries, provided they do the same for us. We will also extend employer tax credits to businesses that hire military spouses and family members.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website DougGansler.com
Dec 29, 2021
John B. King:
If we have to pay a little more in taxes, we should
[On taxation]: "I'm a progressive, so there's a job the government is supposed to do," he said. "We all pay taxes, as members of society,
to ensure that we have what we need as a society. If we have to pay a little more in taxes, we should."
Source: Maryland Matters on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race
Mar 2, 2021
John B. King:
Ask wealthiest to pay fair share, end corporate giveaways
An equitable economic recovery will require effective, strategic leadership to strengthen both our physical infrastructure--like public transit and broadband access--and our social infrastructure--like paid family leave and access to quality,
affordable childcare. Some will say we can't afford to make these investments now. I say we can't afford not to. We can pay for them responsibly, by asking the wealthiest among us to pay their fair share and ending tax giveaways to big corporations.
Source: Maryland Matters on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race
Oct 5, 2021
Peter Franchot:
Supported online retailers collecting state sales tax
Peter supported the Supreme Court's ruling on South Dakota v. Wayfair that requires online retailers to collect and remit sales tax, just like brick-and-mortar businesses that choose to locate, hire employees, and invest in the State of Maryland.
Before the Court's landmark ruling in 2018, Peter was a strong proponent of legislation at the state and federal level that would have imposed this mandate.
Within his own agency, Peter has taken steps to reduce paper use. Thanks to his leadership and investments in technology, more than 90% of Marylanders file their state tax returns through the agency's secure online portal.
That means the agency not only saves money through printing and labor costs, but the agency is no longer using more than 160 million sheets of paper to print paper return booklets annually.
Source: 2022 Maryland gubernatorial campaign website franchot.com
Feb 18, 2021
Peter Franchot:
Ease filing for those with simple tax obligations
Politicians rarely discuss the stress and cost associated with filing taxes. The Franchot administration will alleviate this stress by introducing and championing legislation that requires the state to provide a proposed tax bill to taxpayers who have
simple tax obligations, so as to eliminate the cost, time, and anxiety associated with filing personal income taxes. Further, this will reduce the instances of predatory tax preparers who commit fraud using the personal information of others.
Source: 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial campaign website TK.com
Jul 19, 2021
Robin Ficker:
Cut sales tax by two cents; give everyone a tax cut
Ficker declared that by cutting the sales tax by two cents, he will be giving $1.7 billion back to Marylanders. That will bring more businesses to the state, which will help offset the loss revenue stream, he said.
New business brings in new residents and money for education, he said, adding, if elected, he would be "very business friendly." "My program is to give everyone a tax cut every day," he said.
Source: MyMcMedia.org blog on 2022 Maryland gubernatorial race
Apr 1, 2020
Robin Ficker:
Fought to limit property tax hikes to rate of inflation
Love him or hate him, Robin Ficker has spent nearly a year gathering 16,000 signatures in an effort to prevent property taxes from skyrocketing in Montgomery County.
Ficker has convinced 16,000 residents to sign a charter amendment petition that would prevent the Montgomery Council from raising property taxes--during any given year--beyond the U.S. rate of inflation.
Source: WJLA on 2022 Maryland gubernatorial race
Feb 21, 2020
Wes Moore:
Supported making child tax credit fully refundable
Some of the things he's most proud of during his four years at Robin Hood "weren't just the allocations of cash" but changes in public policy,
including an adjustment to make the child tax credit fully refundable. "Literally we cut the child poverty rate in almost half in the stroke of a pen," Moore said.
Source: Maryland Matters on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race
Aug 26, 2021
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