SPRINGFIELD, TN – If voters want to cut the largest tax increase in history that’s headed their way in January, they should do what people often do when they want to reduce their tax burden – hire a Certified Public Accountant, congressional candidate Kerry Roberts said today.
“The largest tax increase in history starts in January, thanks to the Obama administration and the Democrat majority in Congress that wants to allow the Bush tax cuts to expire even though they fueled six years of economic growth and low unemployment,” Roberts said. “Their misguided economics will cost the average family in the 6th Congressional District almost $1,500 next year, unless we send people to Congress who will stop them.
“When you want to reduce your tax bill, you hire a CPA who understands budgets and taxes,” Roberts said. “Congress only has five CPAs right now, out of 435 members – which explains why the deficit is a trillion dollars, the national debt is $13 trillion and there’s a trillion-dollar tax increase coming January 1st.”
The non-partisan Tax Foundation’s analysis released today calculates that the average middle-income family in Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District will pay $1,484 more in taxes next year if the tax cuts that powered the economy to record growth and low unemployment for six years during the Bush administration are allowed to expire.
“Unemployment remains high across the 6th District, and increasing taxes on families by $1,484 is only going to damage the economy,” said Roberts, a small business owner and farmer from Robertson County. “The more government taxes, the less people have to spend on things they need or to save for the future – and the harder it is for businesses to sell things, grow and create new jobs.
Roberts worked as a Certified Public Accountant before starting his bicycle retail business. He knows first-hand how high taxes result in fewer jobs.
“When Washington takes a lot of our money in taxes, they take the capital out of the private sector. They take the capital out of small businesses and really the people who can create jobs most effectively are the small businesses in America, and we own a small business,” Roberts said. “Payroll taxes, personalty taxes, property taxes, franchise and excise taxes, the list goes on and on. If we didn’t have to pay all those taxes, we’d hire more people and we’d hire them today. I think people need to realize, the more money we send to Washington the fewer jobs that we’re able to have because Washington just can’t create jobs as efficiently as a small-business owner can.”
Kerry Roberts campaigns for Congress in Springfield, TN. The scene comes from his campaign’s short film, “Send a CPA to Congress,” which can be viewed at www.kerryroberts.com.
Roberts’ experience as a CPA and small business owner is at the core of his campaign’s ground-breaking short film, an 8-minute video that gives viewers a real look at who Kerry Roberts is and where he stands on the issues. The film, Send a CPA to Congress, can be viewed on Roberts’ campaign website, www.kerryroberts.com.
About Kerry Roberts
Kerry Roberts talks about the economy and jobs with a voter in Springfield, TN. The scene comes from his campaign’s short film, “Send a CPA to Congress,” which can be viewed at www.kerryroberts.com.
Kerry Roberts is a Certified Public Accountant and owner of the Bike Pedlar stores in Middle Tennessee. He has taught accounting at Lipscomb University and served as president and chairman of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. Kerry, his wife, and three children live on a farm in Springfield, Tennessee. Learn more about Kerry Roberts at www.kerryroberts.com. Follow him on Twitter.
