TAX REFORM

PRIMARY POINTS:

New York citizens need to receive assistance from our taxes before those from other states or nations.
I support equal taxation through a flat tax on individuals and a separate flat tax on businesses and separately on "mega-corporations".
I support legislation that punishes corporations that manufacture products harmful to our planet through extra taxes..
Tax code will be reviewed to close gray areas and loopholes that allow the wealthy to not pay taxes, or not pay their "fair" share of taxes.
Tax exceptions will be held to a new standard that forces them to use their donations for the causes they claim to support or lose their status as tax exempt and face fines and penalties.

DETAILED SOLUTIONS:

The following are a combination of my ideas and solutions through conversations with average citizens of the 117th Assembly District.

The ideas and solutions discussed here are not final and will always be fluid and will change with the needs of the people of this district before the needs and wants of political parties.

Please feel free to add your insight via the SOLUTIONS DISCUSSION below.

Nothing in this world is free. Our citizens expect certain things from their government and unfortunately, the only way to pay for these is through taxes. I think that the biggest problem with taxes is that we, the people do not have a clear picture of where these tax dollars are being spent; our government promises transparency and oversight, yet they do not provide it. There needs to be 100% clarity on where every dollar the government spends is going and what it is paying for. We need to stop sending our tax dollars overseas and helping other countries and groups of people before ensuring our own citizens are taken care of first. I am not saying that we do not have an obligation to help those in need but, we need to help our citizens who are in need first.