Issue Position: Taxes

Issue Position

We will not bleed the average taxpayer dry and let the rich and powerful off the hook! Even if the top 20% pay the most in income taxes,they are not suffering like the rest of us 80%. Their net worth averages greater then $800,000 per family as opposed to a net worth of $8,000 for a family in the lowest 20%. It makes sense to phase out the old Bush tax cuts for the rich. Taxes are needed to afford the greatest defense against foreign aggression, proficient local police, skilled firefighters,and rule of law. Lack of tax revenue would cripple public works projects including roads, water, electric, energy and research and development. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. said " Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society."

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