Issue Position: Tax Fairness

Issue Position

We need to restore tax and regulatory fairness to our financial system. Current regulations and our tax structure serve as monopoly protection, benefiting the largest corporations at the expense of small businesses in our local communities. Large corporations often pay zero taxes while small businesses pay as much as 35%. That's the opposite of a level playing field. If we're going to have a real economic recovery, we have to stop sending money to Wall Street at Main Street's expense. It's time for overdue financial reforms, including a 21st-century Glass-Steagall Act to make sure banks help communities again instead of gambling with their money. I will not be afraid to stand up to powerful corporate interests on behalf of working Mainers, and I'll be a strong advocate for tax fairness in the United States Senate.

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