Taxes:
I will not vote for any tax increases!
Arkansas has the 3rd highest sales tax in the country and the 17th highest overall tax burden. Our neighboring States have an average ranking of 41. The only states with higher tax burdens are blue states to the North and West. It is no surprise that businesses are not moving to Arkansas.
We also have a billion dollar tax surplus; we should cut taxes not increase them.
It's obvious we don't have a tax revenue shortage in Arkansas government; the first reaction of government is to raise taxes. We should be reprioritizing how the existing tax revenues are being spent.
Furthermore, I support elimination of the State Income Tax as Texas and Tennessee have done. This will end the punishment of citizens who earn money and it will attract new businesses to our state.
As a person who always drives used automobiles, you can count on me to vote to repeal the used car sales tax. It's bad enough that someone had to pay the sales tax on a new car, but to keep taxing us again and again every time it is resold is beyond belief.
I will not vote for any tax increases!
Arkansas has the 3rd highest sales tax in the country and the 17th highest overall tax burden. Our neighboring States have an average ranking of 41. The only states with higher tax burdens are blue states to the North and West. It is no surprise that businesses are not moving to Arkansas.
We also have a billion dollar tax surplus; we should cut taxes not increase them.
It's obvious we don't have a tax revenue shortage in Arkansas government; the first reaction of government is to raise taxes. We should be reprioritizing how the existing tax revenues are being spent.
Furthermore, I support elimination of the State Income Tax as Texas and Tennessee have done. This will end the punishment of citizens who earn money and it will attract new businesses to our state.
As a person who always drives used automobiles, you can count on me to vote to repeal the used car sales tax. It's bad enough that someone had to pay the sales tax on a new car, but to keep taxing us again and again every time it is resold is beyond belief.