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Issue: 840 Date: 9/28/2006
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參議員候選人McCaskill公佈減稅計劃
讓密州中產家庭有能力上大學 付保險和買房子
McCASKILL UNVEILS MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUT PLAN
Emphasizes Support For Tax Cuts To Help Missouri Families Afford College Tuition, Childcare, and Homeownership
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【時報訊】美國參議員候選人Claire McCaskill目前公佈她為密蘇里州中產階級家庭提出之減稅計劃，McCaskill強調要讓每一個密州家庭都能夠在合理稅制下改善財務狀況。
「過去六年」，McCaskill說，「密蘇里州中產階級完全被忽視，布希當局祗做到了為大公司和百萬富豪之數十億的減稅」，「我認為合理的稅制應該注重在勤奮工作的密州人民身上，而不是一直為有錢人的口袋算計。」
McCaskill計劃提高大學學費之稅率寬減額，讓大家能夠負擔的起日漸上漲的學費，共和黨主持的國會沒有照顧到中產階級的家庭，即使上大學讀取學位正是現今環境中中產階級家庭最重要的要件。
「共和黨怎麼可以一面高談全球經濟競爭力，一面又不顧中產階級家庭沒有上大學的能力？」，McCaskill表示，如果我能當選，在國會里我一定會為每一個孩子爭取上大學的機會。
McCaskill同時將以加倍孩童照顧稅率減免額來協助中產階級家庭在工作和家庭間維持平衡，McCaskill建議密州家庭計算孩童照顧減免額應基於最高免稅額之35%，這項建議可使年收入在四萬三千元以上的家庭可享受有近二倍，高到二千一百元之減免額。
此外，McCaskill還將致力為首次購屋之家庭提供減稅計劃，雖然擁有一個房子是資產的最大保障，但是購屋成本節節上漲，使得許多首次購屋者困難重重，McCaskill將提議讓密蘇里州首次購屋者享有一次免稅額高到三千元。
McCASKILL UNVEILS MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUT PLANEmphasizes Support For Tax Cuts To Help Missouri Families Afford College Tuition, Childcare, and Homeownership
ST. LOUIS - Today, U.S. Senate Candidate Claire McCaskill unveiled her middle-class tax cut plan. McCaskill vowed to fight for a tax policy that would help all Missourians attain their financial aspirations, not just millionaires.
"Over the past six years, Missouri's middle-class has been overlooked while the Bush administration has given billions in tax cuts to big corporations and millionaires," said McCaskill. "I believe we need a tax policy that focuses on rewarding hard-working Missourians, not further padding the pockets of the richest among us."
McCaskill pledged to make higher education more affordable for Missouri families by increasing the college tuition tax deduction. While getting a college degree is more important than ever in today's economy, with the rising costs of college tuition it is becoming more unattainable to middle-class families due to recent cuts supported by the Republican Congress.
"How can the Republicans talk about competing in the global economy then turn around and make college education unaffordable for many middle-class families? When I go to Washington, I'll fight to expand access to college for all of our children," McCaskill said.
McCaskill also vowed to help middle class families balance work and family by doubling the tax breaks available to families for childcare. McCaskill proposes allowing all Missouri families to calculate the child care credit based on the maximum allowable percentage of 35%. Claire's proposal would nearly double the top benefit to $2,100 for families with incomes above $43,000.
Finally, McCaskill pledged to create a tax credit for first-time homebuyers. While homeownership is the largest form of wealth for most Missourians, the escalating costs of homeownership have priced many first-time buyers out of the market. McCaskill would help Missourians afford to buy their first house by giving all new homebuyers a one-time tax credit of up to $3,000. |
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