March 17, 2026
Eliminating income tax means lower and middle-income families will have to pay more.
“Public services would be cut, other taxes and levies that fall more heavily on low- and middle-income families (including sales taxes, excise taxes, fees and fines) would be increased, or — most likely — both those things would happen,” Aidan Davis from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy wrote.
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