Survey of 2022 Senate campaign websites: on Tax Reform

Alex Lasry: Corporate tax breaks for companies doing the right thing

Instead of handing out corporate tax breaks across the board, we should only be rewarding companies that are doing the right thing. That means paying more than a $15 an hour minimum wage, keeping their supply operations in the United States, and being active partners in the communities that they do business in. Source: 2022 Wisconsin Senate campaign website AlexLasry.com Nov 16, 2019

Alex Lasry: Wealthy must pay fair share, but also focus on raising wages

I want to bring a new way of thinking that ensures that the wealthy pay their fair share while also prioritizing raising wages. Just increasing taxes on wealthy Americans will not put more money into the pockets of working people. We must focus on raising wages just as much as fixing the tax code. Source: 2022 Wisconsin Senate campaign website AlexLasry.com Nov 16, 2019

Bernie Moreno: Protect historic tax cuts signed by Trump

Ohioans should keep more of their hard-earned money. Nobody better than you to decide what to do with your money. Democrats are doing everything they can to raise your taxes. We cannot let them, and as Senator I will not let them. We need to protect the historic tax cuts signed into law by President Donald J. Trump. Source: 2022 Ohio Senate campaign website BernieMoreno.com Dec 24, 2021

Brian Bengs: Supports a wealth tax for households over $50 million

I am focused on helping regular South Dakotans so I support a wealth (yacht) tax. A wealth tax is imposed annually on the net wealth held by a person. A federal wealth tax of 2% would apply to households worth $50 million to $1 billion. The wealthiest 75,000 households in America would pay $0.02 for every dollar above $50 million. Households worth more than $1 billion would be subject to a 3% wealth tax. Source: 2022 South Dakota Senate campaign website BengsForSenate.com Mar 15, 2022

Chris Van Hollen: End tax giveaways to the super wealthy, invest in country

Chris believes the challenge of our time is building a stronger, more inclusive economy with more shared prosperity. That's why he has led the charge to increase paychecks and benefits for working families and cut the costs of everything from prescription drugs to child care. He is the author of Build Back Better measures to end tax giveaways to the super wealthy so we can invest more in the success of every American. Source: 2022 Maryland Senate campaign website VanHollen.org Jul 20, 2022

James Vandermaas: Trickle-up tax relief plans can stimulate and grow economy

We need to use targeted infrastructure projects to create new jobs, affordable access to education, and job training. Trickle-up tax relief plans can both stimulate and grow the economy, strengthening the middle-class by creating more and better-paying jobs that allow people to become self-sufficient. And employee-retention based tax incentives can encourage businesses to hire and retain employees. Source: 2022 Nevada Senate campaign website VoteVandermaas.com Dec 9, 2021

James Vandermaas: Change tax policy to advantage of middle class, not top 1-2%

A strong and productive middle class is the engine that drives our economy. The middle class--not the top one or two percent--spends the money that creates jobs and a productive economy, increases revenue, and pays down our debt. We must change our focus and tax policy to what I call a 'trickle-up economy,' giving the advantage to the people that actually work hard and spend money in this economy. Source: 2022 Nevada Senate campaign website VoteVandermaas.com Dec 9, 2021

Jeff Bartos: Cut spending and waste, give working families tax breaks

Jeff will cut Washington's spending and eliminate bureaucratic waste. Washington doesn't have a revenue problem, it has a spending and mismanagement problem. Jeff believes that first and foremost, Washington needs to cut spending, eliminate bureaucratic waste and pass those savings on to working families with tax breaks. Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website JeffBartos.com Jul 19, 2021

Joe O`Dea: Signed pledge to oppose any and all tax increases

O'Dea announced his signing of the Americans for Tax Reform's Taxpayer's Protection Pledge.

"Enough is enough," said Joe O'Dea. "We don't need more government in our lives and we certainly do not need more taxes." The Taxpayer Protection Pledge is a written commitment to oppose any and all tax increases.

Source: 2022 Colorado Senate campaign website JoeODea.com Apr 19, 2022

Kelly Tshibaka: Make Trump cuts permanent, extend business tax exemptions

When government grows, freedom shrinks. And when freedom grows, government shrinks. I support making the Trump tax cuts permanent and will work to extend business tax exemptions. Source: 2022 Alaska Senate campaign website KellyForAK.com Jan 4, 2022

Luke Holland: Follow the Trump playbook: lower taxes; expand opportunity

As Senator, Luke will hold Joe Biden accountable, defend the gains made under Donald Trump and fight to get Trump's agenda back on track. Before Covid, Donald Trump helped foster one of the greatest economic booms this country has ever seen. Luke wants to get back to basics. Follow the Constitution and the Trump playbook: support law enforcement, lower taxes, expand economic opportunity, and no more bad trade deals. Source: 2022 Oklahoma Senate campaign website LukeHolland.com Mar 24, 2022

Mandela Barnes: Expand Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit

Mandela will give the middle class a tax cut. He'll expand the Child Tax Credit, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and other tax cuts so middle class families can keep more of what they earn.
Mandela will pay for it by ensuring the wealthiest among us pay their fair share--unlike Ron Johnson, whose greatest achievement in Washington was a tax bill that delivered more than $200 million in tax breaks for some of his wealthiest donors alone, while leaving working people in the dust.

Source: 2022 Wisconsin Senate campaign website MandelaBarnes.com Jul 31, 2022

Mark Brnovich: Let states use COVID relief money for cutting state taxes

Took the Biden Administration to court over tax mandate in the latest COVID-19 relief bill (American Rescue Plan Act).
Led a coalition of 20 states supporting Ohio's lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration's unconstitutional Tax Mandate in the recent bill that threatens to withhold COVID-19 relief funding from states.

Source: 2022 Arizona Senate campaign website BrnoForAZ.com Nov 21, 2021

Mark Walker: Cut taxes for middle income families, for balanced budget

Government Reform and Saving Taxpayers Money
Tax Reform and Cuts for Middle-Income Families and Workers
Balanced Budget Amendment
Policies of Hope and Opportunity
Child Tax Credit and Adoption Tax Credit

Source: 2022 North Carolina Senate campaign website Walker4NC.com Dec 9, 2020

Michael Franken: Eliminate Trump tax cuts benefiting the wealthiest Americans

We can pay for any additional costs with a simpler and fairer tax system where every American, including the wealthy and big corporations, pays their fair share. The first step is to eliminate the Trump tax cuts that benefit the wealthiest Americans. Source: 2022 IA Senate campaign website FrankenForIowa.com Jun 9, 2022

Tammy Baldwin: Trump tax bill only helps rich who don't need the money

We need to reform our tax system, but it can't just help mega-corporations and Donald Trump's friends and family. This shoddy legislation is an absolutely shameful display of Republicans' priorities that gives permanent tax cuts to those who don't need them and writes provisions appearing to benefit everyone else with disappearing ink, once again forcing Americans to hand over their hard-earned pay so the wealthiest people in this country can get tax breaks they don't need. Source: 2022 Wisconsin Senate campaign website baldwin.senate.gov Oct 16, 2019

Trudy Busch Valentine: End corporate tax cuts that unfairly benefitted wealthy CEOs

Ending the disastrous corporate tax cuts that unfairly benefitted wealthy CEOs while squeezing out workers. Trudy is running for the U.S. Senate because we need more leaders in Washington who can't be bought. Trudy will look out for small businesses and working families. That starts with ensuring that massive corporations and billionaires pay their fair share. Source: 2022 MO Senate campaign website TrudyBuschValentine.com Jul 31, 2022

Val Arkoosh: Corporations, wealthy must pay their share

For too long, working families have shouldered the burden of an unfair tax system, made worse by the 2017 GOP tax bill. We need to level the playing field by asking corporations and the wealthy to pay their share and lift up families through permanent expansions of the child tax credit and earned income tax credit included in the American Rescue Plan. Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website ValArkoosh.com Dec 19, 2021

Gary Chambers: Make corporations and the ultrawealthy pay their fair share

Gary's conviction that a strong economy is built from a strong working class is the basis for making corporations and the ultra wealthy pay their fair share through the Real Corporate Profits Tax Act of 2021. It makes no sense that working families are paying more in taxes than some of the wealthiest individuals and companies in the country. This is a major opportunity to reinvest in our communities to give them the social and economic services they deserve. Source: 2022 Senate campaign website ChambersForLouisiana.com Oct 12, 2022

John Flynn: I object to additional taxes during a pandemic or otherwise

I will defend retirement savings.
I will review the bailout policies for Sanctuary Cities.
I will work to rewrite rigid income tax installment contracts for businesses.
I object to additional taxes during a pandemic or otherwise, along with CT transit tolls.
I believe the recent stimulus package was a loan; therefore, the mil rates should have been dropped.

Source: 2022 CT Senate campaign website Flynn2022USSenate.com Oct 4, 2022

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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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