LaGrand Calls on Hildenbrand to Ax the ‘Unfair Tax’
Posted on October 22, 2010
GRAND RAPIDS – State Senate candidate David LaGrand today challenged his opponent David Hildenbrand to reject the so-called “Fair Tax,” a plan that would give millionaires and corporate CEOs even more money while squeezing West Michigan’s working families and seniors. LaGrand is running for state Senate in the 29th District, which includes parts of Kent County.
“West Michigan’s working families deserve relief, not a 10-percent tax increase that will help the rich get richer while punishing small business owners, seniors and families,” LaGrand said. “We need to eliminate taxes – such as the Michigan Business Tax – to give small businesses a chance to succeed and create jobs. I call on my opponent to join me in rejecting this so-called bogus ‘Fair Tax,’ which is nothing more than another freebie for wealthy CEOs at the expense of hardworking West Michigan families.”
The “Fair Tax” plan would create a new 10 percent sales tax on almost everything Michigan residents buy, including groceries and prescriptions, while cutting taxes for millionaires, big corporations and CEOs. David LaGrand opposes this measure, while Dave Hildenbrand supports it.
“David LaGrand is one of the biggest proponents against unfair taxation, which is why – even as a fiscal conservative – I’m backing him all the way. He knows the key to rebuilding Michigan is eliminating taxes instead of increasing them,” said Clarence Hogeterp, owner of Redux Books. “He also co-owns a small business so I know he’ll take common sense and business savvy all the way to Lansing for some long overdue reforms.”
“David LaGrand is on the side of West Michigan’s seniors like me who have been working to stretch our budgets as far as possible,” said Irene Wiersma. “I’m trying to get the most out of every dollar, and I can’t imagine having to pay a 10 percent tax on everything I buy, even items as simple and essential as toothpaste, groceries or prescriptions. David LaGrand is fighting to make a difference and thinking about everyday people, not catering to corporate millionaires and protecting their profits.”
LaGrand, his wife and four children live in Grand Rapids. As a young entrepreneur, LaGrand went to Calvin College in 1984, paying his way through school by starting his first business, a construction firm. LaGrand comes from a family of small business owners. He is dedicated to investing in his community to rejuvenate our neighborhoods and create local jobs. LaGrand now owns a private law firm and started local businesses that helped revitalize local Grand Rapids neighborhoods: Four Friends Coffeehouse in downtown Grand Rapids and the Wealthy Street Bakery in the Heritage Hills neighborhood.
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