Once the objective is set, we need look no further than our constituents for what to address. In discussing this with Nevadans, the majority of them support tax cuts that address the marriage penalties, estate tax, child care, long-term health care, college tuition and tax incentives that reward those working their way out of poverty. Among both Republicans and Democrats there is little disagreement that these areas need to be addressed. By contrast, Republicans would like to completely phase out the estate tax even though 98 percent of estates are not subject to any tax and only 1 percent of the total tax revenue is collected from the estate tax. In addition, Democrats want to completely eliminate the marriage penalties, while Republicans are in favor of eliminating four of the 65 penalties.
Democrats are eager for a full and fair debate on tax cuts.
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