ICYMI: DAVID MCINTOSH AUTHORS LETTER TO WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD; RAISING TAXES TO FUND THE LIBERAL WISH LIST

In case you missed it, Club for Growth President David McIntosh penned a letter to the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, pointing out that the $1.2 trillion, so-called bipartisan “infrastructure” bill actually does raise taxes on Americans.

Excerpts:

Your editorial “So Much for ‘Fully Paid For’” (Aug. 7) rightly pans the infrastructure deal as “fiscal flim-flam.” It also tries to give Republicans who support the bill some credit: “At least you didn’t raise taxes.” But the Congressional Budget Office’s report reveals even that is not totally accurate.

Not only will the bill lay the groundwork for a new and unpopular mileage tax, it will also cause the federal government to collect almost $50 billion more, according to the CBO. If the government is planning to take in more money, it is going to be collecting more of your money in taxes.

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According to Club for Growth polling, 72% of voters and 61% of Democrats think high taxes are a problem; only 21% of Democrats believe high taxes are not a problem. Sixty-four percent of voters and 49% of Democrats support ending deficit spending and requiring a balanced budget, and 60% of voters and 55% of Democrats support environmental and labor deregulation to get infrastructure projects going.