Sentences with phrase «class tax benefits»

Sen. Ron Wyden, D - Ore., said Wednesday that this was an example of the middle - class tax benefits that GOP lawmakers were working to eliminate so they can cut tax rates for the wealthy.

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Finally, portraying the debate as a conflict between wealthy tax dodgers and the hard working middle class was divisive and appeared hypocritical when it was later suggested that both the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance had themselves benefited from tax planning measures.

And critics are also quick to point out that the promised benefits to Main Street of Trump - style tax cuts — faster job growth, higher wages and a boost to the middle class — are very much in question.

He called the 401 (k) tax benefit a «great and popular middle class tax break that works.»

Look a the progressive things we've coming forward with — the Canada Child Benefit, the middle - class tax cut, the investments in affordable housing, the investments in early learning.»

It's a term for a tax plan that's supposed to produce benefits for the middle class that never materialize.

Her policies would also help the low - and middle - class since their tax bill would remain largely the same and they will benefit from increased government assistance.

We made it clear we need to make significant investments in infrastructure and middle - class families, so we talked about reducing the tax rate for middle - class families and increasing the child tax benefit to deal with the rising costs and anxieties.

Republican leaders have portrayed the drive for tax reform as a benefit for middle - class families, often at the expense of special interests.

The House bill slashes tax rates for large corporations, small businesses, and wealthy Americans, while sharply reducing or eliminating tax breaks that benefit many middle - class Americans such as deductions for state and local taxes, college tuition and home mortgage interest.

Although Sanders and his wife's joint tax return showed income of only a little more than $ 200,000 for 2014 — including his $ 174,000 salary, his mayoral pension, and their Social Security payments — the senator's expected retirement benefits make his situation much more comparable to those in the millionaire class he faults.

There is considerable debate in Washington about who would benefit most from the tax cuts, with Republicans asserting they would help the middle class and Democrats insisting that wealthy Americans would be the big winners.

Macron's reforms to cut housing taxes paid by the French middle class could lead to further growth in demand that should drive further strong loan growth in the mortgage area, which is already benefiting from the improving economic backdrop.

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«At the time, people looked at our plan for more generous and means - tested child benefits, tax increases for the rich and tax cuts for the middle class as a bit of a curiosity,» he said, according to a copy of his remarks.

Asked whether he is feeling pressure to tilt the tax plan's benefits more toward the middle class, Hatch said, «I think we've been moving that way anyway.»

Proponents of scrapping Illinois» constitutionally protected flat tax make three key claims: a progressive tax would cut taxes on the middle class, it would go a long way toward reducing income inequality and it would benefit the state's economy.

With high yields, appreciation potential, inflation protection, liquidity, pass - through tax benefits, and easy access to capital markets, REITs are an attractive investment class for investors, owners and operators alike.

Trump pitched the plan as a benefit to the middle class that comes at the expense of the rich — an assessment at odds with independent tax experts who have analyzed the bill and concluded the bulk of its benefits go to corporations and the wealthy.

To accommodate the requests, Brady would have to find new tax revenue elsewhere, possibly by shrinking the size of provisions in the bill aimed at benefiting middle - and working - class households.

Families who may think they are middle class but don't pay tax will find that they have not benefited from these tax breaks because these tax credits are not tax refundable.

Its seems the Repubs only love the rich (give them more tax cuts) and hate the poor and middle class (cut programs that benefit them).

If the Republicans want to make gains among the working and middle - classes of all colors and ethnicities, they need to focus on a program that offers more than just the supposed indirect benefits of cutting taxes on «job creators.»

Cutting income taxes and indexing income tax rates to inflation offered direct tax benefits to the middle - class to go along with cuts to the (then much higher) top marginal tax rate.

The absurdly high American corporate income tax can be reformed and somewhat reduced, but such proposals work best if paired with tax cuts that also benefit the middle class.

In all reality is unfair to remove important services to all New Yorkers and in the same token stop a tax that supplements those same services to benefit the most wealthy who don't have to suffer the unfortunate woes of the poor and middle class families.

Our working - and middle - class residents can not afford to lose these benefits come tax time.»

So the con - dem - nation administration, will raise the income tax threshold, disproportionately benefiting the middle class, only to be paid for by a VAT increase, which disproportionately hurts the low paid.

«AAN will continue to promote the benefits of pro-growth tax reform for the middle class because families deserve to know how these cuts will provide them with much - needed peace of mind.»

Attending were the above two billionaires who would benefit from a $ 1.5 trillion tax payout, on the backs of working class families.

Ryan also has been talking up the benefits middle class Americans will see once the tax reform bill takes effect next month.

Within his first hour after being sworn into office, Bill Owens broke four campaign promises when he decided to support a government takeover of healthcare that included massive tax hikes for middle class families, taxes on benefits, drastic cuts to Medicare, and a government - run option that would result in rationed care.»

We're giving New Yorkers the facts and the tools they need to tell Republicans to get back to work creating a tax plan that benefits the middle class, not the political donor class.»

State senators in favor of this bill made a three - pronged argument: property taxes have become too burdensome for middle - class homeowners; the property tax caps for municipalities outside the city have been — according to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — «a tremendous success,» as well as a job creator; and that the city had benefitted so much from uncapped property tax collections that the mayor shouldn't be surprised about the governor's proposal to shift Medicaid cost to the city.

At the same time, this plan will also benefit middle class New Yorkers by creating a more fair and equitable tax system.

At the same time as unemployment benefits were ramped up, Gordon Brown introduced tax credits to buy off middle - class voters.

Both Senate and House tax bills were written by Republicans mindful of their middle - class constituents, many with incomes low enough to yield no benefit from itemizing.

But I would warmly endorse a larger cut in inocme tax for those undr $ 60K with a corresponding increase to the very wealthy donor class that pays you to lie on their behalf — after all — those are the people who primarily benefitted from the Ryan / Rump tax cuts for donors!

So I fail to see an issue with the term «trickle down», If senators are suggesting that cutting taxes on the rich will benefit the middle class, they're suggesting quite literally that the benefits will «trickle down».

Of the new ad campaign, Cuomo said that «we're giving New Yorkers the facts and the tools they need to tell Republicans to get back to work creating a tax plan that benefits the middle class, not the political donor class.»

But the tax reform law also provides tax benefits to the middle class which — despite the claim by the House speaker, who is not seeking re-election to his House seat — the Democratic leaders have indicated they want to keep.

Conservative groups, including the Empire Center, say New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's plan to cut the estate tax would benefit many in the middle class.

But Republicans have insisted the bill, which adds nearly $ 1.5 trillion to the federal deficit, gives many if not most middle - class Americans a tax cut at the same level as the 21 percent corporate benefit, boosting investment, job creation, higher wages and offsetting tax revenues.

Trump lied to American voters claiming he would fight for working class now enacts tax code that benefits himself and corporations.

It follows research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies making it clear that those who benefit most from cutting inheritance tax are not the working class voters who Nuttall has claimed to champion.

The middle classes do care about leaving an inheritance, but most will not benefit from inheritance tax allowance changes.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans are bound to run into political trouble by trying to sell their tax legislation as a boon to the middle class when most of its direct benefits will in fact flow to corporations and wealthy individuals.

After a day of partisan bickering over whether the Republicans» sweeping tax plan would truly help the middle class, a key House panel approved late changes, restoring the tax exemption for employees receiving child care benefits from their companies, but also putting new requirements on a tax credit used by working people of modest means.