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7/27/2019 Cuccinelli's $8 Billion Tax Plan
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CUCCINELLIS$8BILLIONTAXPLAN
KenCuccinellihasproposedmassivetaxbreaksforthewealthiestVirginiansandcorporationsandhasofferednospecificsonhowhewillpayforthem,whichalonewouldblowa$1.4billion
holeinthestatebudgeteachyear.Tocompoundthat,CuccinellisrunningmateE.W.Jackson
saidheandCuccinelliwanttofullyeliminatethecorporatetaxrate,whichwouldcreatean
additional$660millionlossinrevenueinadditiontoCuccinellis$1.4billionproposedcut,
whichalreadyincludedaonethirdreductiononthecorporatetaxrate.
Intotal,Cuccinelli'splanswouldreducestaterevenueby$2billionannuallyifCuccinelliand
Jacksoncontinuetooffernospecificsonhowtomakeupforthelostrevenue,costingthe
Commonwealthatleast$8billionoverfouryearsandplacinggreaterburdensonVirginias
middleclassfamilies.
Cuccinellistaxplan:Morelikelytomanufactureanunnecessarybudgetcrisis
UnderGovernorsWarnerandKaine,Virginiawonthetitleofthebeststateforbusiness.Thisin
partisbecauseofVirginiasalready-lowtaxrates,anditstaxregulatorysystem,asthe
VirginianPiloteditorialboardstated.However,overthelastthreeyears,Virginiahasdropped
to5th,muchinpartduetoitslackofuptodatetransportationinfrastructure.
KenCuccinellisextremetaxproposalismorelikelytomanufactureanunnecessarybudgetcrisisthatunderminesthecommonwealthsfragilerecovery,pushesagreaterfinancialburden
ontocitiesandcountiesandstillleavesthestateincapableoffulfillingitsresponsibilities,the
VirginianPiloteditorializedinMay2013.
ThePilotEditorialBoardcontinues,thattheplanwouldcut$1.4billionfromthestatesannual
budgetatatimewhenVirginiasgeneralfundhasalreadydeclined1percent,andbyrefusing
toindicatewhichprogramshewouldcutinordertomakeupforthelostrevenue,orwhich
loopholeshewouldclosetoservethesamegoal,Virginiansarelefttoassumethattheywould
havetopayhighertaxes,orlosefundingforeducationortransportation.
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Whatareyougoingtodotokeeplocalitieswhole?
WhenCuccinelliannouncedhisplan,VirginiasRepublicanLieutenantGovernorBillBolling
condemnedtheirresponsiblegimmick,stressingtheimpactthelostrevenuewillhaveperyear
onVirginiascommunitiesandfamilies.Whatareyougoingtodotokeeplocalitieswhole,or
tokeepthestatewhole,areyoujustgoingtoexpectpeopletofurthercutfundingfor
educationandtransportationandhealthcare?BollingquestionedinaninterviewinMay.
TheWashingtonPostcalledCuccinellisplanfantasy,andsaiditwouldmeaneviscerating
education,publicsafety,infrastructureandsocialservices,whichtogetheraccountforalarge
majorityofthatspending.Thelongest-servingRepublicanmemberoftheVirginiaHouseof
Delegates,VinceCallahan,whoservedfor36yearsontheAppropriationsCommittee,saidthe
cutswouldbedraconian,andthatmoneyfromcuttinganyloopholesisminusculecompared
tothetaxcutsCuccinelliwantsanothervoicediscussingtherealimplicationsofCuccinellistaxmagic.
Cuccinelliwantstoeliminatethecorporatetaxratecompletely
WhileCuccinellisinitialplan,releasedinMay,calledforareductionofthecorporatetaxrate
from5.75%to5%,justfourmonthslater,hisrunningmateE.W.Jacksontoldsupportersthat
KenCuccinelliwantstoeliminatethecorporatetaxratecompletely.Thiswouldaddanover
$660millionlossinthestatebudgetannually,andwhenaddedtoCuccinellisoriginaltaxcut
planoverfouryears,couldresultinatleast$8billioninrevenuelossduringCuccinellistermif
elected.
InSeptember2013,E.W.JacksonstatedthatheandCuccinellireallybelievethatifyouplan
properly,youcoulddoawaywiththecorporatetaxinVirginia.Headdedthat,thisis
somethingKen[Cuccinelli]wonttalkabout,notbecauseheswillingto,butbecausehesonly
gotfouryears,ofcourse.Ifelected,Jacksonpledgedthathewillcertainlyworktomakesure
thatwegetridoftheincometaxtoo.AgainanothertaxcutforVirginiaswealthiest,withno
specificsonwhichloopholestocloseorprogramstocuttomakeupforthelostfunds.
JustaweekbeforeE.W.Jacksonsaidthosewords,CuccinelliassuredhissupportersthatheandJacksonarerunningtogetherandrunninghard.
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Cuccinellisplan:Badforbusiness
RatherthanboostingVirginiaseconomicstatus,editorialboardsandleadersfrombothparties
fromacrossthestatehavecriticizedCuccinellisplan,sayingthatitcouldleadtoeconomic
turmoilandgreaterburdensonthemiddleclass.
TheWashingtonPosteditorializedabouttheimpactofCuccinellisplan:Mr.Cuccinelli
suggeststhatcuttingcorporateincometaxesbyathirdwouldtransformVirginiaintoan
irresistiblemagnetforbusinesses,whichwouldgrowatlightningspeed.Butwhatbusinesses,
andwhichemployees,wouldbecontenttoliveinastatewhosebudgetstarvesitsschools,
socialservicesandpublicsafety?
VinceCallahanexpressedasimilarsentiment,notingItfrightensmetoputtheCommonwealth
ofVirginiaintothehandsofsomeonewhohasnovisionforVirginia.
Cuccinellistaxproposals,hiswillingnesstostarvelocalitiesoffundingforcriticalinfrastructure
andeducationfunding,andhisrefusaltoembracetheprogramsthatactuallyencourage
businessestolocateinVirginiaandgrow,suchasbusinessincentiveprograms,showhislackof
understandingofwhatVirginianeedsintheirnextgovernor.EvenRepublicanLieutenant
GovernorBillBollingcriticizedCuccinellisbusinessproposals,stating,Youcangetridofallour
incentives,butletmetellyou,therewillbeapricetopayforthatYourenotgoingtobeajobs
governor.
Virginiansneedleaderswhowillputpragmatismoverideology,whodontusefuzzymagicto
trytomisleadVirginiansintobelievingtheirirresponsiblebudgetplans.Virginianshavent
fallenforKenCuccinellisfuzzymathortaxmagic,andtheydontwantagovernorthatwill
costtheCommonwealthatleast$8billionoveraterm.