Received this e-mail today Russ Feingold’s (D. WI) U.S. Senate campaign:
Friend,
Working and middle-class families in Wisconsin are worried about paying their bills.
I hear this every day as I listen to voters, especially this week as I talked to new homeowners in Green Bay and Milwaukee about the challenges they face. There are very few options available for working families to help make ends meet, but one is the mortgage interest deduction. That's why it's so troubling to me that Senator Johnson considers this, a bedrock of Wisconsin's middle-class, something that could be on the table for elimination in future tax negotiations.
Eliminating the mortgage interest tax deduction would be disastrous for working and middle-class families who own homes in this state, many of whom are already on the brink financially.
Middle-class families shouldn't be a bargaining chip. We need to show strong support for this measure.
Will you join me in showing your support for the mortgage interest tax deduction today?
Senator Johnson doesn't get it. We need to do more to help families pay their bills, not make it harder. And we absolutely need to preserve the mortgage interest tax deduction.
This week, when I joined roundtables with new homeowners in Milwaukee and Green Bay, I heard the same concerns that I've been hearing from Wisconsinites all across the state: College is unaffordable, housing costs are rising, and wages simply aren't keeping up with the rise in the cost of living. I know just how important this one deduction is to their livelihoods.
Eliminating the mortgage interest tax deduction shouldn't be "on the table." Period.
Add your name to voice your support for this absolutely essential policy.
Thank you for supporting this issue.
Russ Feingold
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