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Scott Walker presidential campaign, 2016/Taxes

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Scott Walker suspended his presidential campaign on September 21, 2015.[1]




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Former presidential candidate
Scott Walker
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(2011-2019)
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(2002-2010)
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(1993-2002)
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  • When asked by the Washington Examiner on July 27, 2015, if he supported Ted Cruz’s proposal to dissolve the IRS, Scott Walker responded, “Those are all things that we'll look at. I think that, and plenty of other fellow agencies, have lived past their usefulness."[2]
  • During an appearance in New Hampshire in March 2015, Scott Walker said eliminating the federal income tax sounded "pretty tempting right now." He added, "I think putting more money back in the hands of the hardworking taxpayers, which is your money to begin with, is a much better way to grow the economy than through government so-called stimulus, which has a much lower rate of return than it does if you and other job creators have that money out there."[3]
  • The Cato Institute gave Walker a grade of "B" on taxes and spending in 2012. According to their report, he pushed initiatives to cut income and property taxes and for a reduction in capital gains taxes. "In addition, Governor Walker signed a law requiring a two-thirds supermajority in both legislative chambers to raise income, sales, or franchise tax rates. ...But he has also approved narrow incentives that will clutter the tax code, such as breaks for hiring and business relocation," according to the Cato Institute.[4]
  • In a 2012 letter written to congressional leaders, Walker was one of five governors who expressed their opposition to the medical device tax.[5]
  • According to a 2014 Associated Press profile of Walker, he promised "to create 250,000 jobs in his first term through a series of tax cuts and other reforms. He reiterated that promise during the 2012 recall campaign, even though job creation has been sluggish and he was nowhere near the pace required to meet the goal."[6]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ New York Times, "Scott Walker Said to Be Quitting Run for President," September 21, 2015
  2. ↑ Washington Examiner, "Scott Walker: How I would cut Washington down to size," July 27, 2015
  3. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Scott Walker: Abolishing Federal Income Tax 'Sounds Pretty Tempting'," March 14, 2015
  4. ↑ Cato Institute, “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2012," accessed December 19, 2014
  5. ↑ Wall Street Journal, “ObamaCare's Killer Device Tax," May 10, 2012
  6. ↑ Associated Press, "Candidates," accessed December 19, 2014
  7. ↑ Americans for Tax Reform, "Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidate Scott Wtgalker Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge," March 15, 2010
  8. ↑ Americans for Tax Reform, "What is the Taxpayer Protection Pledge?" accessed December 19, 2014
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