Does Congressman Tipton still stand by his vote to raise taxes on middle-class Coloradans?
According to a report from CBS News, Colorado families are facing unexpected tax bills this year thanks to Congressman Scott Tipton’s vote for the disastrous Republican tax scam. The GOP tax law was a massive giveaway to the wealthy and big corporations that is raising taxes on the middle-class while increasing healthcare premiums – even as it adds $2 trillion to the federal debt and ushers in an era of trillion-dollar deficits.
“Hardworking Coloradans are beginning to realize that they got ripped off by Washington Republicans like Congressman Scott Tipton who voted to give his millionaire and corporate contributors a big tax cut,” said DCCC spokesperson Brooke Goren. “After spending years in Congress, it’s clear that Tipton’s priority is looking out for his wealthy donors – not Colorado families.”
Isadora Bielsky’s tax bill this year brought her to tears. Last year, her family of four’s refund topped $3,600. This year, the Colorado family owed in the thousands.
“I plugged it all in and at first I thought oh my goodness we’re getting $8,000 back and then I realized it was the wrong color … so I went back in and checked everything and then I started to cry,” Bielsky said.
Many Americans are learning their tax refund is not as much as they expected, or they are receiving a big tax bill. The average refund compared to last year has dropped nearly nine percent, according to the IRS. This is the first tax season since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act went into effect.
Owing just over $8,000 was bad enough but Bielsky said it felt even worse because last year, she went on the IRS website to make sure the government withheld enough taxes from her and her husband’s paychecks.
“I have a PhD in neuroscience, my husband had an MD. If we can’t figure this out, and we can’t rely on the IRS and their calculators to give us the right information, what are we supposed to do?” Bielsky said.
…Bielsky said she believes in paying taxes but doesn’t think it’s fair to expect average Americans to save money they don’t know they’re going to need.
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