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Doug Jones on Tax Reform

 

 


State should reinstate not taxing overtime pay

House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels predicted Republican state lawmakers' decision to allow a tax exemption on overtime earnings to lapse in 2025 would come back as a campaign issue. "We need to put back in place the fact that we shouldn't tax overtime pay," Jones said. "You know, the legislature passed that, everybody was happy with it. Even businesses were happy with that, and all of a sudden, they started taking things like that away. That just doesn't make sense to me."
Source: 1819 News, "Expiration," on 2026 Alabama Gubernatorial race , Nov 28, 2025

Led bipartisan effort to repeal "military widow's tax"

Jones' effort to repeal the military widow's tax hit a snag. "I tried to force a vote, really just push a vote out on a bipartisan bill to repeal the military widow's tax, which currently has a record high 75 cosponsors." Jones said Senate leaders wouldn't allow an amendment to the defense authorization bill.

The so-called widow's tax is related to two military spouse survivor benefits. The survivor's benefit plan is basically a life insurance policy that families pay into and in the event of a death, receive monthly payments. If a military member dies in combat or with a cause related to a service injury or illness, the surviving spouse will get monthly payments from the dependency and compensation fund. If a widow gets both, the benefit plan payments are cut each month--by the amount they get from the compensation fund.

Source: WHNT-19 News on 2020 Alabama Senate race , Jun 27, 2019

End tax cuts & loopholes for wealthy

While our economy has recovered from the depths of the Great Recession, it has not done so equally and not for all. Americans should all have a place in this economy--and tax breaks or loopholes for the very rich hurt lower and moderate income families. They hurt especially hard in Alabama. It is unconscionable to talk about lowering taxes on the rich while cutting funding for education, nutrition, childcare, housing and infrastructure.
Source: 2017-2018 Alabama Senate website DougJonesForSenate.com , Aug 17, 2017

Undo tax cuts, according to CC survey.

Jones opposes the Christian Coalition survey question on tax cuts

The Christian Coalition inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Make Federal Income Tax Cuts Permanent ?' Self-description by Christian Coalition of America: "These guides help give voters a clear understanding of where candidates stand on important pro-family issues" for all Senate and Presidential candidates.

Source: CC Survey 20CC-11A on Sep 10, 2020

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Tim James
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Katie Britt
Lynda Blanchard
Mike Durant
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