Candidate Comforts Tax Day Victims
Apr 16th 2008ScottPolitics & Wyoming & conservatism & elections & taxes & worthwhile reads
In light of Sen. McCain’s gas tax holiday proposal, Wyoming Republican Congressional Candidate Cynthia Lummis had her own words of tax policy proposal to offer to Wyoming voters.
You’ve heard the old adage, “vote with your pocketbook.” Cynthia Lummis feels that, of those that vote, not enough people are doing so with their income taxes in mind. Unlike many politicians that go and point out a problem without presenting a possible way of fixing the problem, former two-term State Treasurer Cynthia Lummis has an idea–a very interesting idea:
By moving the date for filing income tax closer to election day, voters may be more willing to vote, and to cast their vote against tax-and-spend candidates and for deficit reduction and balanced budgets.
In proposing the tax day move, Cynthia Lummis critiqued the current off-balance tax system where 40% of tax payers are paying 99% of taxes, and 60% of tax payers aare contributing just 1% of the tax burden. Is it any wonder that a Gallup poll finds 52% of Americans think their taxes are too high? She observed that while Congress may think the system is fair, she does not.
She went on to express concern that too many Americans spent yesterday writing checks to the IRS and not considering their vote and the potential implications. She cautioned voters about key candidates, including both Democrat Presidential candidates, fighting to raise taxes as the nation goes through a time of economic uncertainty.
Because no one likes filing financial information with the Federal Government, the Lummis campaign reported their first quarter report to the Federal Elections Commission yesterday. After numbers were crunched, cross-checked, and verified, 80% of the $168,420.40 donated came from inside the Cowboy State.
The campaign has relied heavily on volunteer grass-roots efforts, frugal spending, and generous overnight stays provided by friends across the state. Thus far, just 16.5% of contributions have been spent and the bottom line cash-on-hand at the end of March amounts to just over $140,000.
Congressional Candidate Lummis noted her campaign budget is built on fiscal conservatism, and that she expects to be spending more money as the campaign progresses through the summer. Additionally, she pointed out that in the past three months they had logged over 10,000 miles throughout the state and that she was quite aware of Wyoming gas prices.
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