For Immediate Release
April 20, 2015
CONTACTS: Sue Walitsky 202-224-4524/Tim Zink 410-962-4436
MEDIA ADVISORY
Cardin to Discuss Progressive Tax Reform with Southern Maryland Business and Community Leaders
TODAY, Monday, April 20 at 2:15 PM, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin will join business and community leaders from throughout Southern Maryland to discuss his innovative tax reform proposal, which centers on a progressive consumption tax. Senator Cardin’s proposal eliminates income tax for the vast majority of Americans and represents a comprehensive overhaul of America’s outdated system of taxation. It also would reduce the corporate income tax rate to one of the lowest among industrialized nations.
“It’s time for fresh thinking on tax reform, and my conversation with business and community leaders from Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties will focus on finding ways to make our tax code simpler and fairer for families and employers. It should help make Maryland-based businesses more competitive and our nation’s economy stronger. And it should provide a way to responsibly and reliably collect reasonable revenues,” said Senator Cardin. “Our current, 1980s-style tax code simply cannot accomplish these goals. In contrast, my Progressive Consumption Tax Act represents a viable way to simplify our approach to taxation, while ensuring that the country’s revenue needs are met.”
WHAT: Roundtable Discussion on Progressive Consumption Tax
WHO: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin
Sue Greer, Chair, Charles County Chamber of Commerce
Bill Chambers, President, Calvert County Chamber of Commerce
Southern Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce
Peter F. Murphy, Charles County Commissioner President
Ken Robinson, Charles County Commissioner
Health Care, Real Estate, Financial Corporations
Educational Institutions
Non-profit Organizations
Small Business Owners
WHEN: Monday, April 20 at 2:15 PM
WHERE: Waldorf West Library Meeting Room B
10405 O’Donnell Place
Waldorf, MD 20603
HOW: Media RSVP to Tim Zink, tim_zink@cardin.senate.gov.