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Mike Johnson on Tax Reform
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Simpler, flatter and fairer tax code will spark new growth
Fight Tax Increases and Champion Tax Reform. Our country desperately needs real, substantive reform to our tax code to make it simpler, flatter and fairer for everyone.
The best way to spark new growth in our economy is to reduce taxes and the oppression of our existing marginal tax rates.
Higher taxes place a growing burden on families, small businesses, job creators and investors, which weakens the economy by discouraging entrepreneurial risk, new ventures, savings and investment.
For the free market to flourish again, government needs to reduce its interference and enhance the incentives that encourage growth.
Source: 2016 House campaign website MikeJohnsonForLouisiana.com
, Dec 10, 2016
Repeal the death tax, immediately and with no expiration.
Johnson co-sponsored Death Tax Repeal Act
Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
- Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes) is hereby repealed.
- The repeal shall apply to estates of decedents dying, gifts made, and generation-skipping transfers made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Explanation from ObTheIssues.org:
Previously the estate tax was repealed, but with a "sunset clause" which terminated the repeal as of 2012TK; this new act has no such built-in expiration. The previous versions of the estate tax repeal also scaled by year the percentage of an estate not subject to the tax; this new act has no scaling and would take full effect immediately.
Source: H.R.147 13-HR0147 on Jan 3, 2013
Opposes tax increases, even to balance the budget.
Johnson opposes the PVS survey question on taxes & budget
The Project Vote Smart Voter Guide inferred how candidates would respond to the question, 'Budget: In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?'
Project Vote Smart notes, "in response to the increasing unwillingness of candidates to answer issue questions, Project Vote Smart has researched Congressional candidates' public records to determine candidates' likely responses on certain key issues. These issue positions, from the year 2016, are provided [for candidates who] refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests. Historically, candidates have failed to complete our test due to the advice they receive from their parties and advisors and out of fear of negative attack ads."
Source: Political Courage Test 16PVS_Q11A on Nov 8, 2016
Supports lowering taxes to promote economic growth.
Johnson supports the PVS survey question on tax-cut stimulus
The Project Vote Smart Voter Guide inferred how candidates would respond to the question, 'Economy: Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?'
Project Vote Smart notes, "in response to the increasing unwillingness of candidates to answer issue questions, Project Vote Smart has researched Congressional candidates' public records to determine candidates' likely responses on certain key issues. These issue positions, from the year 2016, are provided [for candidates who] refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests. Historically, candidates have failed to complete our test due to the advice they receive from their parties and advisors and out of fear of negative attack ads."
Source: Political Courage Test 16PVS_Q11B on Nov 8, 2016
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