Taxes on low- and middle-income families
How much low- and middle-income households pay in taxes, and which tax cuts, credits and exemptions reach them, such as the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit, and whether tips and overtime are taxed.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans4 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Cut taxes for working and middle-class families
3 members“Get real results on affordability by delivering meaningful tax relief for families and small businesses, investing in American workers, and strengthening domestic industries — not selling our future to foreign adversaries.”View on their website ↗
“Sydney is ready to cut taxes and fight rising costs so working families can afford gas, groceries, and everyday essentials.”View on their website ↗
“Created and implemented the largest tax cut in Maine history to put more money in working people’s pockets and eliminate income taxes for the working poor.”View on their website ↗
End income taxes on tips
1 member“We shouldn’t tax social security, tips or overtime.”View on their website ↗
End income taxes on overtime pay
1 member“We shouldn’t tax social security, tips or overtime.”View on their website ↗
Cut taxes for seniors, including on Social Security benefits
1 member“We shouldn’t tax social security, tips or overtime.”View on their website ↗
Eliminate income taxes for lower-income working families
1 member“Created and implemented the largest tax cut in Maine history to put more money in working people’s pockets and eliminate income taxes for the working poor.”View on their website ↗
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