North Fulton Today

Taylor Gonsoulin, a Roswell resident and member of the St. Peter Chanel parish, said the tax cuts act created under former President Donald Trump should be renewed to "keep more of taxpayers' hard-earned money in their pockets" and out of the hands of the current administration.

“The act should be renewed; we need to keep more of taxpayers' hard-earned money in their pockets since they know best what to do with it,” Gonsoulin said. “The current administration and Democrats as a whole are seeking to build up the government and bring people into the country who are more likely to draw down our tax stores. We do not have a revenue problem; we have a spending problem."

"The government funds social justice programs rather than infrastructure and real things that will develop our economy," Gonsoulin said. "It's a recipe for disaster, reducing personal responsibility and accountability, and penalizing people who are diligent about their work and work ethic.”

Democratic Presidential Candidate and current Vice President Kamala Harris supports ending Trump-era tax cuts, making finances even more difficult for families with many children in this time of economic uncertainty.

While Kamala supports expanding the welfare side of the child credit, she is in favor of killing the Trump-era tax cuts, hurting American families across the board.  

“By ending the Trump tax cuts, Kamala would increase your taxes $1000 per kid minimum,” said Tom McClusky, Director of Government Affairs for CatholicVote. 

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 “reduced average tax rates for taxpayers at all income levels because it lowered marginal tax rates, widened tax brackets, doubled the child tax credit and zeroed out personal and dependent exemptions, nearly doubled the standard deduction, and limited several itemized deductions and the alternative minimum tax, among other changes,” as reported by the Tax Foundation.

“Kamala Harris wants to end the Trump tax cuts,” commented Josh Mercer, Editor of the Loop at CatholicVote, “that would mean cutting the Child Tax Credit in half and also increasing the tax rates on lower and middle class voters.”

“These tax cuts have helped average Americans across the country afford groceries, bills, and other expenses during this time of inflation,” continued Mercer. “Ending the Child Tax Credit can only be seen as an attack on traditional American families.”