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Estate Tax Repeal Pledge Project Off to Great Start!
65 Candidates Currently Signedby Palmer Schoening - No Comments
Posted on March 19th, 2010 2:44 pm
This election season, the American Family Business Insitute is asking Congressional candidates to sign the "Death Tax Repeal Pledge." By signing this pledge, candidates pledge to support "the permanent repeal of the Federal Estate and Gift Taxes." So far, 65 candidates have signed on.
The pledge is an opportunity for candidates to affirm their commitment to permanently repealing the hated and economically destructive Estate Tax (Death Tax). According to a Harris Interactive poll, the Estate Tax is the most hated tax in America with 67% of voters supporting permanent repeal.
By signing the pledge, candidates acknowledge that taxing family business owners and farmers at a high, punitive rate simply because they have died is unfair and unwise. In all cases, the capital has been taxed multiple times and so the Estate Tax is a form of double or even triple taxation. In addition, the negative economic impact of a retaining a high Estate Tax is significant. Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, former CBO director, projects that over 1.5 million small business jobs could be created by completely and permanently repealing the Estate Tax. A list of the current pledge signers, along with links to their websites is below:
| Parker | Griffith | 5 | AL | |
| Martha | Roby | 2 | AL | martharoby.com |
| Curtis | Coleman | Sen | AR | CurtisColeman.com |
| Tim | Griffin | 2 | AR | timgriffinforcongress.com |
| Rusty | Bowers | 1 | AZ | |
| Pamela | Gorman | 3 | AZ | |
| Jesse | Kelly | 8 | AZ | votejessekelly.com |
| Star | Parker | 37 | CA | |
| Justin | Bernier | 5 | CT | bernierforcongress.org |
| Will | Gregory | 4 | CT | gregoryforcongress.com |
| Daria | Novak | 2 | CT | novakforcongress.com |
| Tom | Garcia | 24 | FL | Garcia4Congress.com |
| Todd | Long | 8 | FL | todd@toddlongforcongress.com |
| Ken | Miller | 8 | FL | kenmillerforcongress.com |
| Dennis | Ross | 12 | FL | electdennisross.com |
| Allen | West | 22 | FL | allenwestforcongress.com |
| Vaughn | Ward | 1 | ID | vaughnward.com |
| Isaac | Hayes | 2 | IL | isaac4honesty.com |
| Kenneth | Nahigian | 10 | IL | nahigianstrategies.com |
| Joel | Pollak | 9 | IL | |
| David | Ratowitz | 5 | IL | Ratowitzforcongress.com |
| Bobby | Schilling | 17 | IL | bobby2010.com |
| Larry | Bucshon | 8 | IN | |
| Luke | Messer | 5 | IN | |
| Todd | Rokita | 4 | IN | TODDROKITAFORCONGRESS.COM |
| Marlin | Stutzman, | Sen | IN | goMarlin.com |
| Todd | Lally | 3 | KY | |
| Rand | Paul | Sen | KY | |
| Andy | Harris | 1 | MD | andyharris.com |
| Jim | Rutledge | Sen | MD | rutledgeforussenate.com |
| Mark | French | 1 | MT | markformontana.com |
| Will | Brezeale | 7 | NC | awilltowin.com |
| Lon | Cecil | 12 | NC | CecilForCongress.com |
| Doc | Gillenwater | 12 | NC | |
| George | Hutchins | 4 | NC | georgehutchins.com |
| Ashley | Woolard | 1 | NC | |
| Dale | Glading | 1 | NJ | |
| Steve | Pearce | 2 | NM | peopleforpearce.com |
| Sharron | Angle | Sen | NV | SharronAngle.com |
| Joe | Heck | 3 | NV | |
| Sue | Lowden | Sen | NV | SueLowden.com |
| Danny | Tarkanian | Sen | NV | Tark2010.org |
| Matt | Doheny | 23 | NY | |
| Michael | Grimm | 13 | NY | |
| Tom | Reed | 29 | NY | TomReedForCongress.com |
| Jeffrey | Blevins | 16 | OH | blevinsforoffice.com |
| Steve | Chabot | 1 | OH | |
| Matt | Miller | 16 | OH | mattmillerforcongress.com |
| Rene | Oberer | 3 | OH | |
| Jack | Smith | 9 | OH | |
| Steve | Stivers | 15 | OH | |
| David | Madeira | 10 | PA | madeiraforcongress.com |
| Mick | Mulvaney | 5 | SC | MulvaneyforCongress.com |
| Donna | Campbell | 25 | TX | |
| Bill | Flores | 17 | TX | billfloresforcongress.com |
| Roy | Morales | 29 | TX | roymorales.com |
| George | Morovich | 25 | TX | |
| Ron | Paul | 14 | TX | |
| Chuck | Wilson | 17 | TX | chuckwilson4congress.com |
| Jason | Chaffetz | 3 | UT | |
| Pat | Herrity | 11 | VA | PatHerrity.org |
| David | Castillo | 3 | WA | |
| Clint | Didier | Sen | WA | |
| John | Koster | 2 | WA | |
| Jim | Postma | 9 | WA | postma.com |
Do you know of a candidate who may want to become a pledge singer? E-mail me at palmer.schoening@nodeathtax.org.
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