Kinderhook, N.Y. May 11, 2016 … “It’s taken the average New Yorker just about five months to earn enough money to pay off her tax burden. That’s far too long.
In the United States we pay $3.34 trillion in federal taxes each year and another $1.64 trillion in state and local taxes, totaling nearly $5 trillion. We don’t have a revenue problem — not on the federal or state levels. We have a spending problem thanks to our shortsighted leaders in Albany and Washington.
If elected, I’ll fight to cut taxes, reduce burdensome regulations that choke off economic growth and get the federal government’s spending under control. I will bring the same fight to Washington that I brought to Albany where I worked with lawmakers to close a $5 billion deficit, enacted meaningful tax cuts and championed real reforms, such as creating the STAR property tax program that made a difference for tens of thousands of families in New York.
We don’t have to wait for tax freedom. It can be achieved today with the right leadership and know-how.”
John Faso is running to fill the seat now held by Congressman Chris Gibson (R), who is not seeking re-election. As a member of the New York Assembly, Faso developed and pushed proposals that led to real balanced budgets – including the first reduction in state spending in decades while closing a $5 billion deficit. He championed legislation that made a difference for tens of thousands of families such as the STAR program and education and real property tax reform. A former board member of the Rockefeller Institute of Government, Faso also served for three years as a member of the Control Board that worked to fix the financial and managerial issues of the City of Buffalo and its school system.
Mr. Faso and his wife, Mary Frances, a registered nurse, are the proud parents of two children. They have lived in Kinderhook, New York, for more than three decades.
John Faso (R-Kinderhook) is former Republican leader of the state Assembly and candidate for Congress in the 19th Congressional district. To learn more about Faso, visit johnfaso.com.