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U.S. Senate Candidate Lays Out His Economic Reform Plan And It Includes Tax Cuts

U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland talks about his economic plan with voters in Columbus
Jo Ingles
U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland talks about his economic plan with voters in Columbus

One of the Democrats running for U.S. Senate is promising to push for a tax break for middle income Ohioans if he beats Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman in November.

Former Governor Ted Strickland says the current tax code punishes middle class families so he wants to change it.

“I’m proposing we give a tax cut of $1000 per year to joint filers who make less than $150,000 and a single filer would get a tax cut of $500.”

Strickland’s economic plan also calls for raising the minimum wage and getting rid of tax loopholes that benefit the wealthy. Strickland’s main primary opponent, P.G. Sittenfeld, wants to debate Strickland on this and other issues. Strickland says he won’t.

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Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment.