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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:
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

Beto O`Rourke: GOP tax plan helps rich & hurts middle class

H.R. 1 bets on trickle-down economics working when we know it doesn't. We know that providing billions of dollars in tax breaks to corporations and the richest Americans won't magically help middle class families. Rather, the exact opposite occurs. While nearly 50% of the cuts?--?over $500 billion?--?flows to the top 1%, this tax bill would cause 36 million households in the middle class to see their taxes rise. The rich get richer while the middle class pays up.
Source: Medium.com on 2018 Texas Senate race Nov 16, 2017

Joe Biden: Repeal high-income excess business losses tax cut

I would finance this new student debt proposal by repealing the high-income "excess business losses" tax cut in the CARES Act. That tax cut overwhelmingly benefits the richest Americans and is unnecessary for addressing the current COVID-19 economic relief efforts.
Source: Medium.com blog on 2020 presidential hopefuls Apr 9, 2020

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