Sentences with phrase «protect middle class tax cuts»

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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.

Your editorial also oddly criticized the budget both for continuing state tax cuts for the middle class and for actions to protect public health by raising revenues from large corporations, including from pharmaceutical companies that helped create the opioid crisis.

«Middle - class families and our working poor must not be forced to bear the brunt of such cuts,» warned Sheldon Silver (even though Paterson vowed not to raise middle - and low - income taxes and to protect those grMiddle - class families and our working poor must not be forced to bear the brunt of such cuts,» warned Sheldon Silver (even though Paterson vowed not to raise middle - and low - income taxes and to protect those grmiddle - and low - income taxes and to protect those groups).

Cuomo is calculating that Republican senators — trying to protect a razor - thin 32 - 30 majority in an election year — are facing enormous pressure to back a «millionaires tax» that would fund a middle - class tax cut as well as enough school aid and Medicaid funding to hold the line on local property taxes.

Democratic state Executive Director Jim Rogers claimed, «Fischer wishes to hide that she signed the Grover Norquist (no tax increase) pledge to protect the tax breaks of her billionaire benefactors like Joe Ricketts and the Koch brothers and she stands against the middle class and favors tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.»

«While Senator Gillibrand fights every single day to protect New York taxpayers — from opposing the flawed Wall Street bailout to delivering middle class tax cuts that save our families money and help small businesses create jobs — our opponents want to keep driving a million miles an hour with their hands off the wheel and their foot on the gas.»

He said the «Middle Class Recovery Act» focuses on cutting $ 700 in state taxes for middle class families, protecting New Yorkers from rising prescription costs, and a public college «free tuition» program for qualified famMiddle Class Recovery Act» focuses on cutting $ 700 in state taxes for middle class families, protecting New Yorkers from rising prescription costs, and a public college «free tuition» program for qualified famiClass Recovery Act» focuses on cutting $ 700 in state taxes for middle class families, protecting New Yorkers from rising prescription costs, and a public college «free tuition» program for qualified fammiddle class families, protecting New Yorkers from rising prescription costs, and a public college «free tuition» program for qualified famiclass families, protecting New Yorkers from rising prescription costs, and a public college «free tuition» program for qualified families.

Local leaders are joining with Congressman Paul Tonko to call on President Obama and the New York Congressional delegation to fight for a fair deal on the «fiscal cliff» that protects Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and ensures the wealthiest 2 % pay their fair share in taxes, while maintaining tax cuts for the middle class.

Local leaders joined with Congressman Paul Tonko to call on President Obama and the New York Congressional delegation to fight for a fair deal on the «fiscal cliff» that protects Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and ensures the wealthiest 2 % pay their fair share in taxes, while maintaining tax cuts for the middle class.

- Cut taxes for the rich - Protect government handouts for oil companies and - Help pay for each by slashing funding for scientific research, and for programs that poor and middle class Americans rely upon for education, health care, and, yes, even putting food on the table.