RODRIGUEZ: MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUT, CANCEL REPRESENTATIVES' PAY HIKE.Byline: PATRICK ST. MICHEL Special to the Daily News PALMDALE -- Democratic congressional candidate Robert Rodriguez says he wants to lower taxes on the middle class and rescind To declare a contract void—of no legal force or binding effect—from its inception and thereby restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had no contract ever been made. rescind v. congressional pay raises. Rodriguez said taxes should be cut for middle-class families to restore them to the income peak they hit in 2000. ``People in Congress don't have to deal with (decreasing income),'' he said to cheers from about 15 supporters Wednesday outside an H&R Block office on 10th Street West. ``Wouldn't it be great if we had it like them?'' Rodriguez is running against incumbent Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, a seven-term Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Republican, and Libertarian lib·er·tar·i·an n. 1. One who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state. 2. One who believes in free will. [From liberty. David Erickson in the Nov. 7 election. Rodriguez proposes creating a tax credit averaging $1,562 for households earning up to roughly $75,000 a year, said Ankur Desai, his campaign policy director. The tax credit would be linked to changes in the national median wage indexed for inflation, Desai said. Rodriguez said he wants to roll back $20,000 in Congressional pay increases over the past six years and peg Congress' future pay adjustments to changes in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. median wage. ``Let's make them bring their salaries back down,'' Rodriguez said to more applause. The son of a Barstow railroad railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more. worker, Rodriguez said officials in Washington need to listen to the middle class. ``They need to get out of their D.C. bubble A bit in bubble memory or a symbol in a bubble chart. ,'' he said. McKeon's staff couldn't be reached for comment. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) RODRIGUEZ (2 -- color) McKEON |
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