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Taxes and Budget
The federal government is largely funded by a diversity of different taxes on income and commerce. The relationship between taxes and federal budget is very intimate and historically democrats and republicans have split on how to manage the relationship. This topic includes information about candidate positions on: raising, reducing, and eliminating certain taxes, a federal flat-tax system, and balancing the federal budget.
All of our questions on this issue:
I support or oppose an increase in taxes for the wealthiest Americans
I support or oppose tax cuts for middle-class families
I support or oppose a flat tax system across income levels
I support or oppose a Constitutional amendment that would require Congress and the President to balance the budget each year
I support or oppose eliminating taxes on estates after an individual's death
I support or oppose the elimination of the marriage penalty which more greatly taxes couples with similar incomes
I support or oppose the elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax
I support or oppose the reduction of taxes on capital gains