DB Platform Item #3 - Income Tax

The US Constitution authorizes Congress to levy and collect taxes and the 16th Amendment allows the government to tax income. Barring a serious movement toward a national sales tax, I do not intend to challenge or alter that arrangement. However, the United States central government is usurping the power of the states to regulate their own affairs.

It is my intent to support and push for legislation which grants, on a permanent basis, tax credits instead of deductions for state income taxes paid. These credits would be applicable whether itemizing or not. Naturally, there would be a limit on the credit and the limit would have to slide over time. Such a move will allow the states to enact meaningful income taxes on their own without facing the wrath of the taxpayers.