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That’s why NCAAN is paying close attention to the tax reform plans currently under debate at the NC General Assembly. One Senate plan includes tax hikes on food, medication, and medical services, all of which are critical for people living with HIV. Under the House tax plan, all of us with incomes below the top 20% would pay more in taxes. The top 20% would pay less. And all three plans being discussed by lawmakers point our state in the same direction: less revenue from income taxes and more from sales taxes, which would place a heavier burden on the shoulders of lower and middle-income families.
As HIV advocates, we can’t sit idly by while elected officials take our state down a path that will make it harder for people living with HIV and communities disproportionately affected by HIV to lead healthy, productive lives. Over 5,000 people living with HIV in our state are at or below 150% of the poverty level. The AIDS Drug Assistance Program ensures they have access to medications, but they need more than medications to survive, let alone thrive. These tax proposals make it harder for people living with HIV to afford the stable life they need to stay healthy and keep up with their medical care. And these proposals put a heavy burden on communities worst hit by HIV, including rural, African American, and Latino communities across North Carolina.
Can you write a letter to the editor in your local paper about how the tax shift would affect your community? We can help! Email Claire Hermann at claire@ncaan.org.
Dear Editor,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your article, “Think Tax Reform Isn’t an HIV Issue? Think Again”, because it reminds us that for people living with HIV, housing situation is one of their main concerns beside medication. The latest draft House Tax Reform could have caused unaffordable housing price for them. As you have mentioned, many lawmakers pointed out that under the House Tax plan, people will have less revenues from income taxes, and more from sales taxes, which could caused a heavier financial burden to people from lower and middle-income classes.
As you have stated, over 5,000 people living with HIV are at or below 15% of the poverty level. I believe this Tax Reform could definitely affect their living standard.
I agree with you. A recent news from Los Angeles Times “Real estate benefit could be cut as part of tax reform measures”, it pointed out that the Tax Reform could have resulted in loss of 659,000 jobs because of the cut in housing benefit. By no means can this Tax Reform ease the financial burden of the lower and middle-income classes.
Cho Yi Leung
August 14, 2013
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