Marco Rubio on Technology : Mar 1, 2016
Phase out Mass Transit account; cut gas tax by 80%

Marco will take a new approach in building the infrastructure for the next American century. As President, Marco will:
• Cut outdated gas taxes: Reduce the federal gasoline tax by 80%.
• Empower states to innovate: Turn back control of the highways to the states, stopping special interests from building "Bridges to Nowhere."
• Find common-sense savings: Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act that inflates government costs by billions every year and is a giveaway of taxpayer dollars to labor unions. Phase out the Mass Transit Account, which loots the Highway Trust Fund.

Jill Stein on Tax Reform : Sep 29, 2010
Fees and sales taxes hit lower and middle income hardest

Beacon Hill has allowed the budget to be balanced by raising a number of taxes and fees that hit working people hard. They have raised the sales tax, college tuition, MBTA fares, and tobacco taxes. By cutting aid to cities and towns, legislators have forced hikes in property taxes.

When all state and local taxes are considered, lower and middle income people in Massachusetts are paying at twice the rate of the top 1% highest income bracket. This is not a fair system, and Beacon Hill has made it even more unfair with tax hikes over the past decade.

Jill Stein will fight any attempt to balance the budget through tax or fee hikes that hit ordinary taxpayers. She will stand for the fairness solution--which means closing any budget gap by asking higher-income taxpayers to pay something closer to the rate that most people have been experiencing for years.