Josh Hawley on Tax Reform

End tax on tips; tariffs on China ok

On Tax cuts:
• Hawley supports eliminating taxes on tips and overtime and increasing child tax credits.
• Kunce also wants to expand child tax credits and eliminate taxes on tips. He said he wants to see tax cuts for everyone earning less than $400,000.

Tackling inflation:
• Hawley claimed inflation was a result of relying on foreign fossil fuels and instead called for reinvestment in fossil fuels in the U.S. and Missouri.
• Kunce blamed large corporations for raising prices during the pandemic and keeping prices high for the current inflation. He said he would vote to ban share buybacks.

Tariffs on China:
• Hawley: The incumbent was supportive of tariffs on China.
• Kunce: Strongly supporting tariffs on China, Kunce said all money brought in from the tariffs should be invested to counteract China's innovation and remain competitive.

Ad-Watch: tax plan gives 25%, not 83%, to richest 1%

We found this to be incomplete. A Tax Policy Center analysis shows about 25 percent of tax cuts will go to the top 1 percent in 2025. The amount of tax cuts going to the richest Americans does jump to 83 percent in 2027, but only because most individual income tax changes expire then.

Hawley's team called the attack false in a press release saying, "It's a classic case of politicians using a technically accurate statistic but without the context or explanation it requires."

Keep deductions for local taxes & 401(k) contributions

CC:Make federal income tax cuts permanent.

The Christian Coalition Voter Guide inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Make federal income tax cuts permanent' Christian Coalition's self-description: "Christian Voter Guide is a clearing-house for traditional, pro-family voter guides. We do not create voter guides, nor do we interview or endorse candidates."

CC:Elimination the Death Tax.

The Christian Coalition Voter Guide inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Permanent Elimination of the "Death Tax"' Christian Coalition's self-description: "Christian Voter Guide is a clearing-house for traditional, pro-family voter guides. We do not create voter guides, nor do we interview or endorse candidates."