“Congresswoman Mimi Walters is the GOP Tax Scam’s biggest cheerleader. Her unabashed support for legislation that increases taxes on one million Californians, blows up the deficit by $1.5 trillion, and that overwhelmingly benefits the top 1% of earners certainly makes our job easier.” – Drew Godinich, DCCC spokesperson
SHOT: Mimi Walters claims that she’s “lowering our taxes”, citing the GOP Tax Scam as proof.
ALL THE CHASERS:
- Walters’ constituents were some of the “biggest beneficiaries” of the SALT and mortgage interest deductions, and the GOP Tax Scam is slated to eliminate savings on $13,915 worth of taxes for each of her district’s beneficiaries.
- Reducing SALT deduction would result in “double taxation” that would raise the taxes of millions of Californians.
- HEADLINE: “Trump’s tax cut not for everyone: 1 million Californians will owe $12 billion more next year” [Sacramento Bee, 04/17/18]
- EDITORIAL: “The tax increase California Republicans aren’t talking about” [Sacramento Bee, 05/28/18]
- HEADLINE: “ANALYSIS: GOP tax plan may offer little aid for many in middle class” [AP, 11/02/18]
- HEADLINE: “GOP tax plans could be painful for Orange County homeowners” [Orange County Register, 11/16/17]
- HEADLINE: “Trump’s tax plan could hit Southern California hard. Will GOP House members here support it?” [Los Angeles Times, 09/28/17]
- EDITORIAL: “House Republicans unveil the wrong tax overhaul” [Los Angeles Times, 11/03/17]
- EDITORIAL: “The GOP’s big tax win is a loss for the rest of us” [Los Angeles Times, 12/02/17]
LIME: Polling shows the tax law is a losing issue in California:
“Nearly half of voters, 47%, said they opposed the federal tax overhaul signed by Trump in December. It had support of 27% of voters surveyed, and 26% weren’t sure or had no opinion. A slim majority of voters, 52%, said they would be less likely to vote to reelect their member of Congress if he or she supported the bill.” [Los Angeles Times, 5/23/2018]