Sentences with phrase «reduce middle class taxes»

Also, isn't it fun that our new anonymous poster, who I believe used to rage against the «coward» who criticized him, doesn't note that most of the tax «increases» he's talking about only affect the top 1 %, whereas the new Democratic Congress is working to reduce middle class taxes by fixing the AMT so it stops applying to groups other than the uber - wealthy?

He added later: «On the legislative agenda side, we'll reduce middle class taxes, we'll have a historic high in education aid.»

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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.

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.

They're the middle class that he's talking about and you would hit them pretty hard if you took the dividend tax credit away or you reduced it,» he said.

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.

They failed to take credit or make the case for the economic upturn, and how their policies have much to do with lower unemployment (5.8 %), significant debt reduction, healthy corporate balance sheets, greater financial stability (Dodds - Frank), record stock market numbers, as well as reducing the gap between high earners and the middle class through Obamacare and reducing the Bush tax cuts.

We should also be able to agree that policies designed to reduce services to the poor and to put a larger part of the tax burden on the shoulders of the lower middle class is not Christian.

True believers in the dominant model tell us that the solution of our problems is to reduce taxes on corporations and the rich, reduce government services to the poor and middle class, improve the climate for business by reducing work place and environmental protections and minimum wage requirements, privatizing public services, and facilitating the investment of capital overseas.

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.

If it reduced that, then it would have to do one or more of increase middle class taxes, reduce spending, or increase borrowing.

Jon Cruddas, perhaps surprisingly, even made a case for middle - class tax cuts as part of an argument to reduce the economic burden on Middle Enmiddle - class tax cuts as part of an argument to reduce the economic burden on Middle EnMiddle England.

The Republican plan would also reduce taxes on health savings accounts, which some middle - class families use to prepare for medical expenses.

«State and local deductions are bedrock middle - class deductions that help steady the cost of many middle - class families living in New York and should not be eliminated or even reduced so people making millions of dollars a year can catch a tax break of their own,» Schumer said.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo touted the Middle Class Recovery Act and reduced taxes as he visited Syracuse on Wednesday to announce highlights in the state's 2018 fiscal year budget for the central New York region.

And, at the same time at a rally on Tuesday in New York City with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Cuomo touted his own record of success on issues he says are aimed at the middle class, such as reducing property taxes and providing free tuition at public colleges and universities.

The business community also isn't happy, despite the massive middle class (applying to couples filing jointly, making between $ 40,000 and $ 300,000 a year) tax cut that will reduce state revenue by more than $ 4 billion a year by 2025.

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«This comprehensive plan will reduce the tax rate for middle class families to their lowest levels in more than fifty years, create thousands of new private sector jobs, and begin to turn our economy around.

During last year's legislative session, I strongly supported the successful effort to reduce the middle - class income tax rates to their lowest levels in 70 years.

'' The agreement includes support for a comprehensive New York Works Agenda that will create thousands of jobs with new investments in New York's infrastructure; passing a fair tax reform plan that achieves the first major restructuring of the tax code in decades, resulting in a tax cut for 4.4 million middle - class New York taxpayers; approving $ 50 million in additional relief for areas devastated by recent floods; and reducing the MTA payroll tax to provide relief for small businesses.»

Rockland Democratic Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski said, «Today Governor Cuomo announced a plan which is a great start to moving the economy forward by proposing a tax cut for the middle class, a plan to reduce the job - killing MTA payroll tax for small businesses and an infrastructure plan that will create jobs and repair our crumbling roads, buildings and bridges such as the Tappan Zee Bridge.»

During his speech, Cuomo discussed his initiatives to reduce taxes on the middle class, invest money in the Syracuse airport and transform the State Fair in Syracuse.

The agreement includes support for a comprehensive New York Works Agenda that will create thousands of jobs with new investments in New York's infrastructure, passing a fair tax reform plan that achieves the first major restructuring of the tax code in decades resulting in a tax cut for 4.4 million middle class New Yorkers taxpayers, approving $ 50 million in additional relief for areas devastated by recent floods, and reducing the MTA payroll tax to provide relief for small businesses.

Excerpt: «By supporting real property tax relief and tax cuts for our seniors, Senator Nordquist has aggressively pursued an agenda to reduce the tax burden on Nebraska's middle class and retirees.»

The Senate GOP wants a tax cut plan that would reduce middle - class income taxes by 25 percent by 2025; the Assembly Democrats want a small middle - class income tax - rate cut and increases for high - wealth earners.

In addition to the gondola and State Fair announcements, Cuomo recapped his priorities for Upstate New York during the ongoing legislative session, including bringing ride - booking apps like Uber here, consolidating local government services to reduce property taxes and tax cuts for the middle class.

Trump promised to reduce taxes for the middle class and reform a system that he said favors the rich.

Cuomo's budget office estimates that the provision will hurt 1.7 million middle class to wealthy homeowners in New York who pay much more than $ 10,000 annually — 46 percent of all homeowners statewide itemize deductions — as well as reduce property values because of the eroded tax shelter of homeownership.

I am eager to begin collaborating with local families, businesses and elected officials to take action on my other legislative priorities for 2013, including creating jobs, reducing the size and cost of state government (e.g.) consolidation of the Thruway Authority within the Department of Transportation, regulatory reform and making the 2011 middle - class tax cut permanent.

Republicans are getting hit hard for increasing taxes on the Middle Class, reducing taxes for billionaires like Trump, being unable to show how any of this will support jobs growth as claimed, and basically pledging to blow another massive hole in the budget leading to further and worsening deficits.

However, NAHREP expressed disappointment that the reduced income tax rates for middle class individuals are only temporary and that the changes to the itemized deduction rules negatively affect residents in states with high income and property taxes, such as California and New York.