PROTEST THE GOP TAX BILL Dec. 6, 6:30 PM @ THE SOUTH SIDEWALK OF THE COURTHOUSE (FACING CITY HALL)

The Kosciusko County Democrats will be holding a rally downtown, on the south sidewalk (facing City Hall) Wednesday evening (December 6th) at 6:30 pm. We will be voicing our opposition to tax legislation that recently passed the House and Senate.

This legislation will widen the gap between rich & poor, add $1.5 TRILLION dollars to the national debt, potentially cut $25 BILLION dollars from Medicare NEXT YEAR, and also leave graduate students with a hefty tax increase as their tuition waivers (much like a scholarship), will now be considered taxable income. Furthermore, as analysis from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office shows, all Americans who earn less than $75,000 will be paying higher taxes by the year 2027.

Additionally, we feel this legislation, if enacted, will harm the local economy by jeopardizing the highly educated workforce our orthopedic firms depend on. If the GOP plan to tax graduate students becomes law, there will be fewer engineers and/or bio-science students available to work at Zimmer/Biomet, DePuy, and a host of other smaller local orthopedic firms. Our seniors have paid into Medicare all of their lives and it’s despicable that the GOP is prepared to pull the rug out from under them right as their about to claim their benefits, in order to give the Koch Brothers a hefty tax cut.

Kosciusko County Courthouse
121 N Lake St, Warsaw, IN 46580

Health Care is a Right not a Privilege

Democrats believe that health care is a right, not a privilege, and our health care system should put people before profits. Thanks to the hard work of President Obama and Democrats in Congress, we took a critically important step toward the goal of universal health care by passing the Affordable Care Act, which has covered 20 million more Americans and ensured millions more will never be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. Democrats will never falter in our generations-long fight to guarantee health care as a fundamental right for every American. As part of that guarantee, Americans should be able to access public coverage through a public option, and those over 55 should be able to opt in to Medicare. Democrats will empower the states, which are the true laboratories of democracy, to use innovation waivers under the ACA to develop unique locally tailored approaches to health coverage. This will include removing barriers to states which seek to experiment with plans to ensure universal health care to every person in their state.

Environment

Kosciusko County is home to over 100 lakes, numerous streams, rivers and ponds. Democrats will approach conservation of our public lands and waters in a way that reflects the diversity of our country, by actively engaging all Americans in the great outdoors and protecting natural landscapes and cultural sites that tell the story of America’s complex history. To help meet these goals, we will work to build a diverse workforce in agencies that manage America’s public lands, waters, and cultural sites.

Democrats believe in the conservation and collaborative stewardship of our shared natural heritage: the public lands and waterways, the oceans, Everglades, Great Lakes, the Arctic, and all that makes America’s great outdoors priceless. As a nation, we need policies and investments that will keep America’s public lands public, strengthen protections for our natural and cultural resources, increase access to parks and public lands for all Americans, protect native species and wildlife, and harness the immense economic and social potential of our public lands and waters.

Kosciusko County Democrats Endorse Courtney Tritch for 3rd Congressional District

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