by William Hunt | Nov 1, 2018 | 2018 Campaign
Hunt: Stop bureaucracy, ease burden on vets to keep them here Rhode Island is one of only 8 states that taxes military retirement pay. 29 other states do not tax military benefits at all – including the 9 states that have zero income taxes. Retired military, who...
by William Hunt | Oct 25, 2018 | 2018 Campaign
Hunt: Real life experience matters in General Assembly Experience matters. In 2006, I graduated from URI and started my career at a title/mortgage processing company. I worked through the housing crash of 2008 earning four promotions, eventually becoming a...
by William Hunt | Oct 17, 2018 | 2018 Campaign
Hunt: Let’s get back to governing in Rhode Island Every problem we have in this state started out as someone’s good idea. The key to becoming a successful state does not involve a new government program, a new economic incentive, or any other “good” idea that never...
by William Hunt | Oct 10, 2018 | 2018 Campaign
I’ll work to stop state’s pet tax money grab Sixty-eight percent of US households have at least one pet – including my household and our rescue dog Penny. We love our pets and since 2012 legislators have been taking advantage of that. The RI pet...
by William Hunt | Oct 3, 2018 | 2018 Campaign
Hunt: Vote Libertarian, keep taxes low Rhode Island does not have a revenue problem. A 2018 WalletHub study ranked RI 5th highest for effective total state and local tax rates. The median household in RI pays 13.69% of their income in state and local taxes which is...
by William Hunt | Sep 26, 2018 | 2018 Campaign
Hunt: Time to rein in heavy Rhode Island spending Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2018 9:35 am Rhode Island’s budget has ballooned 22% since 2010 growing from $7.8 billion to $9.6 billion for FY 2018-19. That’s over $9,000 for every resident in our state. In FY...
by William Hunt | Sep 20, 2018 | 2018 Campaign
Hunt: Our single-party monopoly has hurt taxpayers and businesses Posted Thursday, September 20, 2018 11:41 am In a primary where less than 20 percent of registered voters cast a vote, two Democratic candidates spent well over $33,000. That equates to more than $16...
by William Hunt | Aug 29, 2018 | 2018 Campaign
Platform: My top two issues are lowering taxes and fighting for small business. RI pays some of the highest effective total state and local tax rates in the country. The median household income family pays $8,697 annually which is 27% higher than the national average....
by William Hunt | Oct 26, 2016 | 2016 Campaign
The state income tax, which is 39th highest in the country, is the greatest challenge facing every single Rhode Islander. While my opponent touts reducing our corporate tax burden as evidence of economic progress in our state, as a manager of a small business he...
by William Hunt | Oct 20, 2016 | 2016 Campaign
My opponent asserts that he is working hard to grow our economy but his voting record does not support his claims. While I applaud the general assembly for lowering the corporate tax and “restructuring” the unemployment insurance tax system, there were many other...
