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Arizona Capitol

(UPDATED) Are We in Kansas? Arizona Republicans Considering a Flat Tax That Could Take Funds Away from Schools, the Poor, and Police

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This movie has been shown before. Fiscally ignorant Republicans, worshiping the altar of trickle down-supply side Reaganomics enact massive tax cuts for the wealthy, claiming the resulting cuts will be made up for in revenues brought about by people spending more money that will produce more jobs and higher sales tax and working/middle-class tax receipts … Read more

‘Ax The Flat Tax’ From This GQP-Only Fantasy Budget

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Don’t say I didn’t try to warn you. ‘Ax The Flat Tax’ Talk Before This Damn Fool Idea Is Sprung On Us At The Last Minute: For those of you who were not born yesterday, you know that the state budget negotiated between the governor and Republican legislative leaders, and their favored stakeholders like the … Read more

Arizona Democratic Congressional Candidates React to Republican Incumbents Obstruction of Infrastructure Spending

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As Arizona Democratic Party Spokesperson Hannah Goss reminded voters in a statement released on March 12, 2021, Republicans in the House of Representatives, including the Arizona ones like Paul Gosar and David Schweikert, used to be in favor of spending on infrastructure spending… …until Joe Biden became President. Now, even though Arizona has an overall … Read more