"Raising taxes is the lazy way to fix the problem"

Press Release

Yesterday, during the House Budget Committee's Restoring the Trust for Young Americans hearing, West Virginia State Delegate Saira Blair, the youngest state legislator in the country, highlighted the fact that we won't solve our long-term fiscal challenges by raising taxes. While discussing concerns with the current lack of economic opportunity, Blair said, "raising taxes is the lazy way to fix the problem. We need to be creative, and we need to be innovative in our solutions. "

Indeed, these challenges need to be met through positive, innovative solutions as well as a growing economy. That is why the House Budget Committee has embarked on the Restoring the Trust for All Generations initiative to raise awareness about the fiscal and policy challenges inherent in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, as well as other automatic spending programs like income support and educational assistance.

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