End State Income Tax

“If elected, I will sponsor and work diligently to pass legislation to eliminate the state income tax and return every dollar to taxpayers by cutting state spending by an equal amount.”

Why end the state income tax and cut state spending

• Ending the income tax gives back, on average, thousands of dollars to each family in the state — every year — that they can invest, save, spend, or give away as they see fit.
• Ending the income tax moves billions of dollars out of the bloated, wasteful government sector and into the productive, private-sector economy. This will stimulate massive investment in small businesses and create millions of new private-sector jobs.
• It forces politicians to eliminate destructive state programs, regulations, and bureaucracies that do more harm than good. Examples include: stifling regulations on businesses and charities, the marijuana prohibition, and mandates on schools that drive up property taxes and hamstring teachers’ ability to teach.
• Ending the income tax creates a boom in charitable giving. Billions of dollars back in the hands of taxpayers enable them to take care of others in need through their churches and private charities, and by giving directly to help friends, family, and community members in need.
• Ending the income tax eliminates wasteful bookkeeping and red tape required to comply with tax filings and audits, saving citizens of the state millions of hours of their precious time and billions of dollars in compliance costs — every year.
• It frees up millions of dollars for taxpayers to spend on music, entertainment, crafts, and the arts, enabling talented individuals who are now unemployed or working in jobs they don’t like, to pursue doing what they love for a living.
• It forces politicians to eliminate government waste and live on trimmed-down budgets, just as families and business must do.