The Huffington Post: on Tax Reform
Brad Ellsworth:
Extend Bush tax cuts for all recipients
President Obama has pushed for an extension of the Bush tax cuts for those making below $200,000. With some exceptions, this position has been echoed by Democrats on the Hill, who argue that the budget would take a major blow if the tax cuts for the
wealthy are extended. On the campaign trail, it appears, the argument is a bit harder to make. Rep. Brad Ellsworth, who is running for Sen. Evan Bayh's soon to be vacated seat, has said he would support extending the entire package of Bush tax cuts.
Source: Huffington Post, "Wants Bush Tax Cuts Extended For Wealthy"
Aug 19, 2010
Cary Kennedy:
OpEd: proudly championed the state's mill levy freeze
Let's pause for a minute to remember the issues that Kennedy is trying to avoid talking about, and why she is losing in every poll taken to date.- First, she authored the budget-busting state spending mandate known as
Amendment 23, a move which has plunged Colorado into fiscal chaos through its failed pledge to improve our state's public schools.
- Second, she proudly championed the state's mill levy freeze, hiking our property taxes by nearly
$4 billion just when Coloradans can least afford it.
- Third and fourth, and honestly too many times to count, she helped Governor Ritter disguise tax hikes as "fee" hikes so voters couldn't have a say in whether we should pay more to government--
a questionable move for a leader charged with protecting our voice from other forces in state government.
Source: Huffington Post on 2018 Colorado gubernatorial race
May 25, 2011
Donald Trump:
Previously supported wealth tax; now supports Bush tax cuts
During last year's debate over the tax cuts, Trump was outspoken in his opposition to President Barack Obama's effort to deny an extension to the Bush-era tax cuts for people earning more than
$200,000 a year. "He's taking away a lot of incentives from a lot of people that produce a lot of taxes," Trump told Fox News, explaining that Obama's proposal would drive the wealthy out of the country. "It creates the wrong image.
You really have to keep the taxes down."Ten years earlier, when Trump was also floating a run for the White House, he was singing a different tune.
The first proposal unveiled by his exploratory presidential campaign in 2000 was to impose a one-time 14.25% tax on the assets of people and trusts worth $10 million or more.
Source: Marcus Baram on Huffington Post
Apr 26, 2011
Jack Conway:
Extend Bush tax cuts for 5 to 10 more years
President Obama has pushed for an extension of the Bush tax cuts for those making below $200,000. With some exceptions, this position has been echoed by Democrats on the Hill, who argue that the budget would take a major blow if the tax cuts for the
wealthy are extended. On the campaign trail, it appears, the argument is a bit harder to make. Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has said that he favors keeping the current rates for "five, eight, maybe ten" additional years.
Source: Huffington Post, "Wants Bush Tax Cuts Extended For Wealthy"
Aug 19, 2010
Robin Carnahan:
Extend Bush tax cuts for all recipients, including wealthy
Breaking from the president and the majority of her party, Robin Carnahan, the Democratic Senate candidate in Missouri, announced that she supports extending the Bush tax cuts for all recipients, including the wealthy. Carnahan stressed that "now [was]
not the time to raise taxes" for members of any income class. A Carnahan campaign aide confirmed the Secretary of State's position to the Huffington Post. In announcing her support for a full extension of the Bush tax cuts--which are set to expire thi
year--Carnahan creates conspicuous distance between herself and many of the national Democrats she's hoping to join. President Obama, for one, has pushed for an extension of the cuts for those making below $200,000. Individuals earning more than that or
families in an income bracket above $250,000 would see their tax rates revert to previous levels under the president's plan. With some exceptions, Democrats argue that the budget would take a major blow if the tax cuts for the wealthy are extended.
Source: Huffington Post, "Wants Bush Tax Cuts Extended For Wealthy"
Aug 19, 2010
Theresa Greenfield:
Wealthy & corporations need to pay their fair share
As for plugging Social Security's funding gap, which is due to force automatic benefit cuts in 2035 absent congressional action, Greenfield keeps her recommendations
broad but progressive. "The wealthiest in this nation, the biggest corporations need to pay their fair share," she said.
Source: Huffington Post on 2020 Iowa Senate race
May 12, 2020
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