Taxes & Government Spending
How much the government takes from paychecks and how it spends that money on public services.
Tax policy is about how much the government takes from your paycheck and how it spends that money on things like schools, roads, and health care.
Wants wealthy people and corporations to pay more taxes to fund public programs.
Wants lower taxes for everyone. Thinks the government wastes too much money.
Officials grouped by where they land on this issue.
Stances are estimated, not sourced to each official’s public record. Treat them as a starting point and check a politician’s own statements before relying on them.
Favors4236
Estimated from democrat party platform
Estimated based on democrat party platform
Strongly supports tax cuts and reducing government spending.
Mixed164
Estimated from independent party platform
Balances fiscal management with advocacy for increased federal funding.
Balances fiscal austerity with need for federal disaster recovery funds.
Takes a fiscally moderate approach supporting targeted investments while emphasizing deficit reduction.
Supports SALT deduction restoration for NJ taxpayers while backing fiscal responsibility.
Breaks with Republican orthodoxy by supporting some tax increases on corporations while cutting taxes for workers.
Opposes4184
Estimated from republican party platform
Supports progressive taxation and opposes tax cuts for the wealthy.
Supports progressive taxation and making corporations pay their fair share.
Supports progressive taxation and corporate accountability.
Supports progressive taxation and closing corporate loopholes.
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