By Jim Small | Arizona Mirror
Democrats have launched a digital ad campaign in Arizona to remind voters in advance of Tax Day of a GOP plan that would raise taxes on half of Americans and an estimated 34% of Arizonans.
The campaign, which launched Wednesday, will direct Google users searching for tax services to a website the Democratic National Committee created called GOPtaxhike.com, which simplifies who would pay more in taxes under a plan touted by Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott, who heads the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Tax Day is April 18.
Scott’s “11-Point Plan to Rescue America” calls on imposing income taxes on all Americans, including the roughly half who don’t make enough under current law to pay any taxes. It also advocates for sunsetting all legislation after five years, including Social Security and Medicare.
The New York Times in March reported on how Scott’s plan had divided Republicans, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and others panning it, even as Scott has doubled down his support for it.
It has divided his party, put Mr. Scott’s own candidates in awkward positions, and is already featured prominently in Democratic advertising. But after Thursday, it is clear the Republicans have not figured out how to address their Rick Scott problem.
“Washington’s full of a bunch of do-nothing people who believe that no conservative idea can ever happen, nothing will change for the better as long as they’re in charge, and that’s why we’re going to get rid of them,” the senator said, ambiguous about who exactly “they” were. “So Republicans are going to complain about the plan. They’ll do it with anonymous quotes, some not so anonymous. They’ll argue that Democrats will use it against us in the election. I hope they do.”
