Just in from the Walz campaign office:
Rochester Area Residents’ Message to Dr. Brian Davis: New 23% National Sales Tax is Not a “Good Idea.”
( Rochester , Minn. ) – A group of Rochester area residents held a press conference today to oppose 1st District Congressional candidate Dr. Brian Davis’s call for a new, nation-wide 23% sales tax on all purchases.
“Dr. Davis said he thinks that a new 23% sales tax is ‘a good idea,’” said Laura Askelin. “Maybe he hasn’t noticed, but people are hurting right now in this economy. I can’t believe he would think that now is the time to put a new 23% tax on everything we buy.”
“Dr. Davis says that keeping George Bush’s tax cuts for millionaires is a top priority for him,” said Colleen Clark. “But he’s drawing the line at any new tax cuts for the middle class and on top of that, now he wants a new 23% sales tax. Dr. Davis is out of touch with what southern Minnesota ’s families need.”
Frank Hawthorne, a supporter of Tim Walz, said “Tim Walz has a plan to cut taxes for 61 million middle class families and save them an average of $750. Dr. Davis not only doesn’t have a plan, but he’s calling for a new 23% national sales tax.”
“With our economy in trouble and the stock market sinking, we need to help people keep more of their money,” said Dave Pugh. “ But Dr. Davis thinks that now is just the time for a new tax on groceries, prescription drugs, clothes and gas. That’s a recipe for disaster.”
Davis Would Oppose Tax Cuts for Middle-Class Families: Davis said he supports the Bush Administration’s tax cuts for millionaires. But, when asked about tax cuts for the middle-class, such as that proposed by Senator Obama, Davis said: "I'm not in favor of tax cuts, additional tax cuts right now." [KSTP – League of Women Voters Debate, 10/12/08]
Walz’s tax cut would save 61 million taxpayers an average of $750 in taxes. The Walz Middle-Class Tax Fairness Act will cut taxes for 61 million taxpayers and save an average of $750 on their taxes this year if his legislation were enacted.
Davis said a new 23% sales tax on everything is “a good idea.” At a debate in Winona, Dr. Davis said that a new 23% sales tax on everything was “a good idea.” [Winona Youth GOP Debate, 2/07/08]
Note: those wishing transcripts of the debates should contact the Walz campaign (author of the press release).
Here's a wee bit of Little Milton for those families struggling to make ends meet:
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