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Eliminating the State Income Tax Would Decimate Health Care, Education, and Public Safety for Virginians
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Eliminating the State Income Tax Would Decimate Health Care, Education, and Public Safety for Virginians

In this memo, the Center for American Progress Action Fund analyzes how Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin’s proposal to eliminate the state income tax would eviscerate vital public services in Virginia.

Earlier this year, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin (R) announced that he wants to eliminate the state income tax. In this memo, the Center for American Progress Action Fund analyzes how his proposal could eliminate $31.5 billon in biennial revenue, eviscerating vital public services in Virginia.

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