Letter to the editor: Don't vote for tax increases

Much local outrage resulted as raging inflation and depleting reserves triggered the Westmoreland County tax increase that averaged $120 annually per household. In November, we can vote for or against significantly larger tax increases. President Biden has promised to allow the Trump tax cuts to expire while also increasing other taxes.

If you support paying increased taxes to support Biden’s policies to pay transportation, lodging and food for immigrants; student loan forgiveness; incentives on EVs and other “green” projects; health care for Dreamers; and possibly the importation of Palestinian refugees, then Biden and his always loyal Democrat supporters, Sen. Bob Casey and Rep. Summer Lee, are your clear choices.

Federal spending increased significantly during the pandemic, but with the massive Biden spending programs and despite his “booming” economy, federal debt is currently increasing by about a trillion dollars every 100 days. This equates to additional and unaffordable debt of about $3,000 for every resident every 100 days (not $120 per household per year).

It’s obvious to anyone who is financially literate that spending under the Biden administration is totally out of control and that increasing taxes would be very harmful to the economy, jobs and our pocketbooks.

The Republicans have not been guilt-free on spending, but Donald Trump, Dave McCormick and James Hayes each have extensive financial expertise to cut wasteful spending so that Biden’s destructive massive tax increases would not be required. The choice is yours on Nov. 5. Choose wisely.

Larry Schultz

Murrysville