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Flat Tax forum tonight

by on Sep. 12, 2011, under Life, Politics

Flat Tax Forum
Hosted by: Senator Paula Aboud (LD 28)
and
the Arizona Ecumenical Council

Temple Emanu-El
225 N. Country Club Rd (north of Broadway), Tucson

Monday September 12, 2011
6:30 – 8:30pm

Moderator
Bud Foster – KOLD TV

Panelists
Dr. Alberta Charney- U.A. Economist
Annette Stevens- CPA
Dr. Eric Schindler- CEO Child and Family Resources
Jim Murphy- CEO Pima Council on Aging
and more…

For more Info: www.axtheflattax.com

Senator Aboud’s op ed piece in the AZ Daily Star,
“Beware the flat-tax scheme, which rewards the rich and punishes the middle class”:

http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/article_11116ecd-6a10-5df9-8a7f-df7ff9e77b81.html

And reporter Rhonda Bodfield’s recent article on this issue from the AZ Daily Star:

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_c5edb031-5188-53a3-a5f0-c3afe6435689.html

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  • Pamela Powers

    I was just about to write a post about this forum, but thought I would check the other blog posts first. Thanks for posting, Carolyn. The Republicans tried to pass a flat tax in 2011 by dubbing it the “Fair Tax”. Flat taxes are anything but fair.

  • alohapuna

    Most likely, as is usually the case, those who would benefit the most (those who would be the most adversely affected) by learning what the flat tax is really about will not take make the effort to attend.

  • Carolyn Classen

    About 200 people attended this forum tonight. The panel above was joined by Rev. Grady Scott from Grace Temple Baptist Church. Former Republican LD 28 Senate candidate Greg Krino spoke in favor of states that had flat taxes or no income taxes (16 he said in total).  Also attending tonight were former Mayor George Miller, former candidates Andrea Dalessandro (LD 30) and Donna Branch-Gilby (Pima County Supervisor).   The panelists all agreed that average tax paid by people earning less than $100 K would increase, and would decrease for those making more than $100 K.

  • alohapuna

    Dr. Charney pointed out that a part of economic theory is ability to pay which tends to be ignored these days. Proponents of a flat tax don’t seem to be concerned about that at all. If you don’t have to deal with it, I suppose it’s hard to imagine having to pinch pennies to get by. Ignorance is bliss!

  • Carolyn Classen

    Next flat tax forum on Nov. 3, 7 to 8:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, 1431 W. Magee Road.  Moderator: Tom McNamara, KVOA TV News Reporter;
    Panelists: Dr. Alberta Charney, U.A. Economist, Annette Stevens, CPA,
    plus others.

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