Tax-Hiking Dem Under Fire for Unpaid Taxes

[Typical Democrat Behavior]

Swing-district candidate Greg Landsman owes thousands in federal loans

The state of Ohio is going after a tax-happy Democratic candidate for
unpaid business taxes, according to court documents.

The state in March filed a tax lien against Greg Landsman, a Cincinnati
councilman and Democratic candidate for a competitive House race, ordering
him to pay interest on unpaid taxes he owes through his firm Landsman &
Associates. But while Landsman struggles with tax delinquency, he voted
over a four-year span on the Cincinnati City Council to raise taxes and
fees at least eight times容ven as he acknowledged that Ohio families were
"struggling" with taxes.

The state taxes are not the only debt Landsman owes the government. His
business in 2020 received a $16,647 Paycheck Protection Program loan that
has not been paid or forgiven. The firm is owned entirely by Landsman and
listed only one employee on its loan application. The loan went entirely
to payroll, according to data provided by the Small Business
Administration.

Landsman helped pass seven tax and fee increases in June 2018 alone, even
though he acknowledged at the time that "the average homeowner is really
struggling with their property taxes." The city councilman voted five
months earlier to hike property taxes for city residents, citing the
city's multimillion-dollar budget shortfalls. Landsman's Republican
colleagues warned against the tax hike, which brought in $7 million for
the city.

"We can't ask working-class families to keep footing the bill. They can't
afford it," Councilman Jeff Pastor (R.) told the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Dan Lusheck, a spokesman for the Ohio GOP, said Landsman's financial
malfeasance would make him a perfect fit with Democrats in Washington,
D.C.

"Greg Landsman, who has proven incapable of managing his own finances,
would only perpetuate the economic disaster caused by Nancy Pelosi and Joe
Biden's inability to govern," Lusheck told the Washington Free Beacon.

As Democrats confront an unfavorable midterm election cycle, Landsman's
history of left-wing proposals could be a liability for his campaign to
win Ohio's First Congressional District. After national Democrats tapped
the city councilman last year to challenge Rep. Steve Chabot (R.),
Landsman has faced criticism over his proposals to eliminate cash bail and
defund the city's police department budget in the wake of George Floyd's
death. The Democrat's proposals came amid a surge of violent crime in the
city.

The tax lien against Landsman & Associates is for $656 with an interest
rate of 3 percent. Landsman's campaign did not respond to a request for
comment.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee listed Ohio's First
Congressional District as a top target in the midterms. Landsman, who ran
uncontested in the state's May primary election, will face off against
Chabot in November.

Published under: 2022 Election, Greg Landsman, Ohio, Steve Chabot, Taxes

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