Wednesday, October 25, 2006

BISCOE, NC – As Robin Hayes continues to try and scare North Carolinians this Halloween season with bizarre campaign ads falsely portraying first time candidate and challenger Larry Kissell as the incumbent with some imaginary voting record, Kissell reminds voters that only one candidate in this contest actually has raised taxes…Robin Hayes.

It's a FACT: Robin Hayes Raised Taxes on 3.6 Million Americans by Refusing to Extend the College Tuition Tax Deduction. With the average cost of a college education skyrocketing 44 percent during the past 6 years (College Board, 10/05), Robin Hayes voted to not extend the popular college tuition tax deduction in this year's tax reconciliation bill. [ H.R. 4297]

Over 90,000 North Carolinians alone lost the college tuition tax deduction thanks to Robin Hayes and his friends in Washington. [2003 IRS SOI data]

It's a FACT: Robin Hayes Raised Taxes on 3.3 Million Teachers by Refusing to Extend Educator Expenses Tax Deduction. For years teachers have been able to deduct up to $250 a year for money that they spend out of their own pockets to buy badly needed supplies for their classrooms. More than 3 million teachers nationwide have taken advantage of this deduction each year. Yet, Robin Hayes voted with his party to remove a two-year extension of this deduction from the tax reconciliation bill. [ H.R. 4297]

Nearly 100,000 teachers in North Carolina, along with all their students, now suffer without the tax credit for badly needed school supplies thanks to Robin Hayes and his friends in Washington. [2003 IRS SOI data]

Yet Robin Hayes claims "Kissell and Washington liberals have a record of supporting higher taxes… Larry Kissell, a raw deal of higher taxes." [Robin Hayes' Campaign Commercial]

"I've said it before and I'll say it again, Washington sure has changed Robin Hayes. It's a shame I have to tell people on the campaign trail now that I'm not really the incumbent in spite of Robin Hayes' DC spin. He's actually the one up in Washington taxing working families, spending seniors' social security and running up our children's debt. If you teach or have kids, call Congressman Hayes at (202) 225-3715 and ask him to stop the distortions," commented Kissell.