Tax Reform

Fair taxes. Honest priorities. A system that serves us.

For too long, the tax code has been rigged in favor of the ultra-wealthy and giant corporations — while working families in Western North Carolina

carry the load. I am fighting for a tax system that’s simple, fair, and rooted in common sense.

It’s time for a tax system that reflects our values — not just their profits.

I can speak to this   firsthand. Trump's 2017 tax breaks, combined with previous loopholes and exceptions which the Clinton and Biden administrations failed to fix, allowed me to pay just 8% in federal income taxes for 2019 despite exceptional income.  And there are plenty of people who made exponentially more than I did, and paid less.

My second act if elected, after aggressive campaign-finance reform, will be to close the dozens of loopholes that allow extreme high earners  to pay little or no income tax. This will allow us to cut your tax rate substantially, and allow us to start tackling the obscene government deficit which will otherwise impoverish our children.

The current bill which just passed the House of Representatives with Chuck Edwards's proud support brings severe cuts to public services for food stamps and Medicaid, and gives paltry, token tax breaks to middle income earners, which are nowhere near enough to account for our share of tariffs, let alone the loss of benefits and the overall economic damage of pulling so much federal funding out of Western North Carolina.  https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2025/05/21/winners-losers-trump-big-tax-bill/83744635007/

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the bill will increase the deficit by $3.3 trillion. That's $9500 for every man, woman and child in the United States, or $21,450 for each active taxpayer. Yes, that's you.

But it's a huge win for millionaires and billionaires, with massive tax breaks. Per the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, more than two-thirds of the total cuts would go to those with annual incomes of about $217,000 or more. Those few with incomes of $1.1 million or more would get nearly a fourth of the total cuts.

And that's AFTER House Republicans cut $1 trillion from Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP (food stamps), that are the largest in the programs’ histories.

Accountable.US, a nonpartisan watchdog group estimates 14 million people may lose health coverage, while 3 million households may lose food assistance. 

And don't forget tariffs- these are taxes that everyone pays. The idea that importers will pay them is not only ridiculous, but impossible. Their margins are so low that they will be forced to raise prices, or sell their products elsewhere.

Please support our movement to fix the broken tax code, get millionaires and billionaires paying their share, save you money and make our nation stronger!