OnTheIssuesLogo

Gary Peters on Tax Reform

 

 


Middle class bears burden of unfair tax code

Solid budgeting is more than just having smart spending priorities--we also need to make sure that middle class families are not bearing the burden of an unfair tax code that lets some well connected corporations and oil companies exploit loopholes and write-offs.

Gary supports legislation to institute the "Buffett Rule," which would require millionaires and billionaires to pay at least the same tax rate as middle class families.

Huge multinational corporations with expensive lobbyists shouldn't be able to game the system. That's why Gary cosponsored the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act: a bill to make sure corporations can't exploit unfair loopholes to avoid paying their taxes. Gary knows we need a responsible approach to cutting wasteful spending,

Source: Vote-USA.org on 2020 Michigan Senate race , Oct 23, 2014

Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million.

Peters co-sponsored Paying a Fair Share Act