Would you be willing to lower corporate taxes as a whole?
Though I agree We need to rid ourselves of the corporate loopholes. The tax for corporations starts at 35% (higher than any developed nation), in exchange for removing the loopholes, could it be 25%
Would you support the national 1% tax?
Many executives and corporations avoid paying any taxes that reflect the costs to other tax payers. People making more than $125k or companies selling in the USA or abroad more than $250k pay 1% min.
Do you support a flat tax? What would be exempted?
If yes, should it apply to: Purchase/sale of real estate Purchase of professional services (legal, accounting, lobby) Purchase/sale of securities or insurance Resale of goods
Are you in favor of eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision?
When a person receives a civil service pension (fully vested) and only 1/3 of the SS paid into completely, living at poverty level is not uncommon.
Would you vote to uphold the "death tax," even though the money was already taxed?
I have no problem with my taxes increasing in order that others are empowered. I am okay with dividend income being taxed. But, the death tax is "double or tripple dipping," and it isn't fair.
Will you fund more IRS forensic auditors to close the "Tax Gap"?
The current Tax Gap is almost $1 TRILLION. That is evaded taxes due to corporate/high income taxpayer FRAUD. That $ could fund Single Payer, free College, new infrastructure, SS, high speed rail, eic.
Name/quantity 3 spending cuts and revenue increases you support to cut deficit.
Cite cuts and increases versus 2015 fiscal year, i.e., holding a 4% increase to 3% is an increase, not a cut!
Can we avoid increasing the national debt and thereby pay it off?
It has been noted by many that money can be printed and spent as easily as printing bonds and selling them. Should this approach be used to pay off the national debt?
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How do you propose to balance the budget?
All other issues become moot if we suddenly must pay our creditors all the money we owe--or if interest rates rise and we "only" must pay the interest.