Mike Padgett on Tax Reform

Democratic Challenger

Shift tax burden back from middle class to wealthy

Tennesseans pay dearly for the debt run up during the Bush/Alexander era. Even though Pres. Clinton handed him a $236 billion budget surplus. But the burden of the debt isn't being spread around: Thanks to their Bush/Alexander tax cuts, a wealthy few not only don't bear any of the burden; they actually come out ahead. Middle-class Americans, on the other hand, end up carrying the load. I will help make spending fair and responsible without dumping crippling debt on our children. Source: Campaign website, www.votepadgett.com, "Where I Stand" Jun 3, 2008

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