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CHECK: Republican Trickle-Down Tax Policies Fail the Middle Class Mike Huckabee just repeated his support for the "Fair Tax," which would increase the tax burden on the middle class. The Republican candidates support tax plans that disproportionately prop up the wealthy and powerful corporations instead of looking out for middle and working class Americans. Republicans continue to push for the same failed tax policies the prioritize those at the very top. These tired trickle-down policies that Americans continue to reject make it clear that Republicans will not fight for hardworking Americans. HUCKABEE SUPPORTED THE FAIR TAX, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE TAX BURDEN ON THE MIDDLE CLASS Huckabee Supported The "Fair Tax" Which Is A Consumption Tax. MIKE HUCKABEE: "One of the reasons that I'm so passionate about the fair tax, which is a tax on consumption, not on income, capital gains, savings and inheritance, is because it is the single most transformative thing we can do for the economy." [Mornings With Maria, Fox Business, 7/31/15] * Americans For Fair Taxation Admitted That Those Earning Between $40,000 And $100,000 Would See Their Tax Burden Increase Under The Fair Tax. "We found that including all the taxes that the FairTax would replace (income, payroll, corporate and estate taxes), those earning less than $24,156 per year would benefit. AFT's Burton agreed that those earning more than $200,000 would see their share of the overall tax burden decrease, admitting that 'probably those earning between $40[thousand] and $100,000' would see their percentage of the tax burden rise." [Factcheck.org, 5/31/07<http://www.factcheck.org/2007/05/unspinning-the-fairtax/>] TRUMP SUPPORTED REGRESSIVE TAX POLICIES LIKE A FLAT TAX OR THE "FAIR TAX " Trump Supported Replacing The Income Tax With Either A Flat Tax Or The "Fair Tax" And Repealing The Corporate Income Tax. "Trump overcame his moral objections to the flat tax. On April 15, he told Fox News that he'd like to replace the income tax with 'either a fair tax' (i.e., a national sales tax), 'a flat tax or certainly a simplified code.' He also proposes repealing the corporate income tax because, he wrote in his 2011 book, it would 'create an unprecedented jobs boom.'" [Politico, 7/26/15<http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/will-the-real-donald-trump-please-stand-up-120607.html>] * Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy: Trump's Policies On Taxes Would "Likely Sharply Increase The National Debt And Make The U.S. Tax System Substantially More Regressive By Both Cutting Taxes For The Rich And Creating A Massive New Tax That Would Disproportionately Hurt Lower-Income Americans." "Billionaire businessman, television personality and now presidential candidate Donald Trump is the latest candidate to jump into the race. He has made a number of tax proposals. His more recent proposals, in contrast to ones he proposed back around the 2000 election, would likely sharply increase the national debt and make the U.S. tax system substantially more regressive by both cutting taxes for the rich and creating a massive new tax that would disproportionately hurt lower-income Americans." [Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy, 6/22/15<http://www.taxjusticeblog.org/archive/2015/06/donald_trumps_regressive_and_r.php#.VZK9tPlVigW>] JEB BUSH GAVE A BIG BOOST TO THE WEALTHIEST FLORIDIANS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS As Governor, Jeb Bush Pushed Through Tax Cuts For The Richest 5 Percent Of Floridians, While Disproportionately Hurting Middle-Class Homeowners By Shifting The Burden Of Paying For Schools Onto Them. "With large Republican majorities in both legislative chambers, Bush pushed through tax cuts for corporations and wealthy investors-a group that made up, with rare exceptions, the richest 5 percent of Floridians. At the same time, Bush's cuts to the state's tax base shifted much of the burden of paying for schools to locally collected property taxes, which critics say disproportionately hurt middle-class homeowners and renters." [National Journal, 4/30/15<http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-elections/jeb-bush-income-inequality-20150430>] FOX'S CHRIS WALLACE ON CARSON'S FLAT TAX PLAN: "LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES WOULD GET A BIG TAX HIKE, WHILE WEALTHY FAMILIES WOULD ACTUALLY GET A TAX CUT." Fox News' Chris Wallace To Ben Carson On His Flat Tax Plan: "Low And Middle Income Families Would Get A Big Tax Hike, While Wealthy Families Would Actually Get A Tax Cut." BEN CARSON: "Well, I like the idea of a proportional tax. That way you pay according to your ability. And I got that idea, quite frankly, from the Bible, tithing. You make $10 billion a year, you pay $1 billion. You make $10 a year, you pay $1." ... CHRIS WALLACE: "But, Doctor, here is a problem with flat tax in the real world -- according to the Tax Policy Center, to raise the same amount of revenue we do now, the tax rate would have to be in the low to mid 20 percent range." CARSON: "Wrong." WALLACE: "Low and middle income families would get a big tax hike, while wealthy families would actually get a tax cut." [Fox News Sunday, Fox News, 5/10/15] CHRIS CHRISTIE CALLED TO SLASH TAXES FOR THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS Christie Called To Lower The Corporate Tax Rate And The Tax Rate For The Wealthiest Americans By Approximately 10 Percent Each. "Christie suggested halving the number of income tax brackets down to three from six rates and lowering the top tax rate to 28% down from the current maximum rate of 39% for the wealthiest Americans... The New Jersey governor also proposed reducing the corporate tax rate to 25% from today's 35% high, arguing that reducing the rate will attract businesses and incentivize companies to stay in the U.S." [CNN, 5/12/15<http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/12/politics/chris-christie-tax-plan-new-hampshire/>] TED CRUZ SUPPORTS FLAT TAX PLANS THAT COULD HURT THE MIDDLE CLASS IN ORDER TO GIVE THE WEALTHY BIG TAX BREAKS Ted Cruz: "Big Picture, I'm A Flat Tax Guy." "CRUZ: Big picture, I'm a flat tax guy. Low and simple. Now, that's not easy to do. A lot of forces in Washington, a lot of lobbyists don't want it." [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 3/17/15] Citizens For Tax Justice: Ted Cruz Supports "Radical Tax Plans That Would Dramatically Increase Taxes On Poor And Middle Class Americans In Order To Pay For Huge Tax Cuts For The Wealthiest Americans." "Texas Senator, and now presidential candidate, Ted Cruz is a supporter of radical tax plans that would dramatically increase taxes on poor and middle class Americans in order to pay for huge tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans." [Citizens for Tax Justice, 3/23/15<http://www.taxjusticeblog.org/archive/2015/03/how_presidential_candidate_ted.php#.VRITo47F8SW>] LINDSEY GRAHAM ADVOCATES FOR A FLAT TAX, WHICH WOULD BE A HUGE GIVEAWAY TO THE RICH Graham Advocated For A Flat Tax. "Graham said a system in which the wealthiest 1 percent pays 20 percent of the taxes, the top 10 percent pays 65 to 70 percent and the bottom half of taxpayers pays less than 10 percent 'is going to fail.' He advocated a flat tax of a percentage in the high teens or low 20s with simple deductions for homeowners and charitable giving and a break for people on a fixed income." [Concord Monitor, 3/8/15<http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/16012590-95/at-first-politics-and-pies-south-carolina-sen-graham-stresses-national-security>] Washington Post's Matt O' Brien: "A Flat Tax Would Just Be A Colossal Giveaway To The Rich - And Maybe Even Take Away For The Poor." "A flat tax would just be a colossal giveaway to the rich-and maybe even take away for the poor-and that doesn't help the economy much." [Washington Post, 3/24/15<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/24/ted-cruzs-flat-tax-couldnt-even-work-in-your-imagination/>] GILMORE'S TAX PLAN WOULD GIVE BIG BREAKS TO THE WEALTHY Jim Gilmore's Tax Plan Called To Eliminate The Capital Gains Tax And Lower Tax Rates For Businesses And The Wealthiest Americans. "Made up of five steps, The Growth Code is simply, squarely and precisely focused on the tax code and restoring America to a sustainable economic growth trajectory: A simple unified 15% rate on all business income, regardless of the type of entity; Tax rates of 10%, 15% and 25% on individual income as currently defined under the IRC; Immediate expensing of capital equipment; Elimination of the abhorrent practice of double taxation; Any household living in poverty will receive a family tax credit of $4,300... Taxes on dividends, distributions and capital gains will be eliminated." [Jim's Growth Code, Gilmore for America, Viewed 8/5/15<http://www.gilmoreforamerica.com/jims-growth-code/>] UNDER BOBBY JINDAL LOUISIANA GAVE BIG TAX BREAKS TO BUSINESSES, WHILE LEAVING THE STATE WITH A $1.6 BILLION BUDGET DEFICIT New Orleans Advocate: "Under Gov. Bobby Jindal, Tax Credits, Exemptions And Other Breaks For Business Have Mushroomed." "Under Gov. Bobby Jindal, tax credits, exemptions and other breaks for business have mushroomed. A handful of the giveaway programs, mostly incentives to increase business activities, examined by The Advocate in a recent series found that their cost had shot up from just over $200 million to $1.1 billion during the past decade." [New Orleans Advocate, 2/11/15<http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/features/carnival/arthurhardy/11569085-171/jindal-administration-looking-at-adjusting>] * Louisiana Lost Nearly $2 Billion In Tax Revenue Due To Tax Breaks For Corporations, While The State Faced A $1.6 Billion Budget Deficit. "At the same time, businesses appear to have become increasingly sophisticated in taking advantage of loopholes to avoid paying taxes. In 2013, for example, the state collected $288 million in corporate taxes but could have collected nearly $2 billion but for the tax breaks. That must end, say legislative leaders, given the $1.6 billion budget deficit the state faces for the coming fiscal year that begins on July 1." [The Advocate, 5/6/15<http://theadvocate.com/news/12292238-123/louisiana-house-prepares-for-budget>] KASICH PROPOSED TAX CHANGES THAT BENEFITTED THE WEALTHY OVER EVERYONE ELSE Kasich: "You Raise Taxes On These Upper Income People...You Guys Are Crazy." KASICH: "And I, Joe Biden called me after the election, and I said Joe, I'm going to tell you, you raise taxes on these upper income people, you raise taxes on capital gains and dividends, you guys are crazy." [Hugh Hewitt Show, 11/19/10] Kasich's Ohio Budget Cut Taxes For The Top 1 Percent While Raising The Overall Tax Burden On The Bottom 60 Percent Of Earners. "Only the top 40 percent of Ohio income-earners would get a tax break as a group under Gov. John Kasich's two-year budget plan to cut state income tax by $5.7 billion and raise other types of taxes by $5.2 billion, a new analysis says. That means the bottom 60 percent as a group - Ohioans making under $58,000 annually -- would pay more in state and local taxes... The top 1 percent of Ohio's earners - those making more than $388,000 a year -- would receive an average of $11,906 in tax cuts, the analysis found." [Columbus Dispatch, 2/10/15<http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-daily-briefing/2015/02/10022015---policy-matters.html>] IN HIS FIRST TERM AS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, GEORGE PATAKI MADE A SUBSTANTIAL CUT TO THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX The Cato Institute: "Among [George Pataki's] Leading First-Term Accomplishments Were His $3 Billion, 25 Percent Income Tax Cut And A Substantial Cut In The Capital Gains Tax And Inheritance Tax." "George Pataki started out as a tax-cutting, small-government governor. He ended up as a big spender seemingly hell-bent on overturning anything good he had done in his first term. Among his leading first-term accomplishments were his $3 billion, 25 percent income tax cut and a substantial cut in the capital gains tax and inheritance tax." ["Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2006", The Cato Institute, 10/24/06<http://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa581.pdf>] RAND PAUL THINKS WE NEED TO LOWER TAXES ON THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS IF WE WANT THEM TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE, SO HE PROPOSED A PLAN THAT DID SO Rand Paul: If The President "Wants A More Fair And Balanced Income Tax, He's Going To Have To Lower Rates Dramatically For The Upper Income Folks." RAND PAUL: "You know, we are at a point where if you get too many people receiving from government and too many people not paying taxes to support it, they're not really -- they don't have skin in the game. And I am afraid they -- the system may slip away from us. And the president referred to this a couple of times. But he doesn't quite understand or acknowledged that when he says the rich need to pay their fair share, that 10 percent -- the top 10 percent of wage earners pay 70 percent of the income tax. So if wants a more fair and balanced income tax, he's going to have to lower rates dramatically for the upper income folks, because they are paying all of the income tax right now." [Stossel, Fox Business, 1/24/12] Urban Institute Fellow Howard Gleckman Said Rand Paul's Tax Cuts Would Lead To A "Huge Increase In The Budget Deficit And Debt" And Would Disproportionately Benefit The Wealthy. "Howard Gleckman, a resident fellow at the Urban Institute who focuses on tax policy and long-term care issues, disagrees with Paul on where this slashing of tax rates would lead. He told The Huffington Post that Paul's tax proposal would amount to a 'huge increase in the budget deficit and debt,' which would disproportionately benefit wealthy Americans. 'There's a lot of details that he leaves out, so until you fill in some of those holes, it's impossible to really know,' Gleckman said regarding the cost of the plan. 'Overall, a very, very big tax cut for everybody.'" [Huffington Post, 6/18/15<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/18/rand-paul-flat-tax_n_7613470.html>] RICK PERRY'S FLAT TAX PLAN BENEFITTED THE WEALTHY THE MOST, WHILE SINGLE MOTHERS WOULD BE WORSE OFF Business Insider: On Rick Perry's 20 Percent Flat Tax Plan: "The Wealthy, Who Will See Their Tax Rate Decrease To 20 Percent From Some Higher Percentage, Stand To Gain The Most From The Plan." "Texas Gov. Rick Perry just revealed his tax plan in a column on the Wall Street Journal website. The plan implements 20 percent flat income tax, and lowers the corporate tax rate to 20 percent. [...] The wealthy, who will see their tax rate decrease to 20 percent from some higher percentage, stand to gain the most from the plan." [Business Insider, 10/24/11<http://www.businessinsider.com/rick-perry-reveals-20-20-tax-plan-2011-10>] * Middle-Income Single Mothers Would Be Worse Off Under Rick Perry's Flat Tax Plan "Middle-income and higher-income households (those at the median and 80th percentiles), sometimes benefit and sometimes don't in the Perry [flat tax] plan, depending on their family structure. In these income groups, single people and heads of households with children are better off under the old system, whereas married couples with children and retired couples should opt for the new system." [Washington Post, 10/25/11<http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/how-rick-perrys-tax-plan-would-affect-you/?_r=0>] MARCO RUBIO'S TAX PLAN LET THE WEALTHY CASH IN, WHILE RAISING MARGINAL TAX RATES ON A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES Washington Post's Jim Tankersley: Rubio's Tax Plan Let "Rich Taxpayers Cash In" By Eliminating Taxes On Capital Gains And Dividends Which "Overwhelmingly" Benefits The Wealthy. "The latest version of Rubio's tax plan, which he released with fellow Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) in March, shrinks the income tax down to two rates, lowering the top rate in the process, and includes new tax breaks for working families. It also eliminates all taxes on dividends and capital gains. That's where rich taxpayers cash in. They are overwhelmingly the ones in the economy who draw income from capital, such as holdings and sales of stocks." [Jim Tankersley, Washington Post, 4/14/15<http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/04/14/this-tax-break-for-the-rich-muddles-marco-rubios-middle-class-message/>] * National Review's Veronique De Rugy: The Rubio-Lee Tax Plan Raises Marginal Tax Rates "On A Significant Number Of Middle-Class And Upper-Middle Class Households." "I assume this is the reason Rubio and Lee not only aren't proposing a bigger reduction in the top income tax rate, but are even raising marginal tax rates on a significant number of middle-class and upper-middle class households. (The 35 percent top tax rate in the plan takes effect at just $75,000 of income for single households and $150,000 for married households!" [Veronique De Rugy, National Review, 3/11/15<http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/415155/some-thoughts-about-rubio-lee-tax-plan-veronique-de-rugy>] SCOTT WALKER HAS PROPOSED TAX BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHY AND TAX HIKES FOR LOWER INCOME FAMILIES HEADLINE: "Top Wage Earners Get Biggest Benefit From Gov. Scott Walker's Tax Cuts." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/24/14<http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/top-wage-earners-taxpayers-get-biggest-benefit-from-walker-tax-cuts-b99191408z1-241905661.html>] 2011: Analysis Of Scott Walker's Budget Showed It Would Increase Taxes For Low And Moderate Income Families By $49 Million Over Two Years. "A new nonpartisan analysis of Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal shows that it would raise taxes for poor people while decreasing taxes overall. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau report shows that taxes for low and moderate income people would increase more than $49 million over two years. The largest increases would come for families who qualify for the earned income tax credit and homeowners who receive a homestead tax credit." [Associated Press, 4/15/11<http://www.wxow.com/story/14458137/copy-analysis-shows-walker-would-raise-taxes-on-poor>]