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The two candidates vying to represent the 17th Congressional District squared off Wednesday night, voicing opposing views on taxes and the role of the tea party in their first clash in front of Lehigh Valley voters. The debate gave voters a glimpse of Democrat Matt Cartwright and Republican Laureen Cummings, two Lackawanna County residents. Cummings, founder of the Scranton Tea Party, said she wants to abolish the earned income tax and replace it with the FairTax system, a 23 percent sales tax. She said it would ensure that drug dealers, illegal workers and under-the-table workers are paying into the system. Click here to view the article.
The two candidates vying to represent the 17th Congressional District squared off Wednesday night, voicing opposing views on taxes and the role of the tea party in their first clash in front of Lehigh Valley voters.
The debate gave voters a glimpse of Democrat Matt Cartwright and Republican Laureen Cummings, two Lackawanna County residents.
Cummings, founder of the Scranton Tea Party, said she wants to abolish the earned income tax and replace it with the FairTax system, a 23 percent sales tax. She said it would ensure that drug dealers, illegal workers and under-the-table workers are paying into the system.
Click here to view the article.