The Working Families Tax Cuts are a win for Pennsylvania

At the start of this Congress, Pennsylvania families and small businesses had a lot on the line.

The 2017 tax cuts were set to expire at the end of 2025 — a change that would have hit household budgets hard. Without an extension, the average Pennsylvania family faced a substantial federal tax increase.

But this summer, lawmakers got it right.

On July 4, President Trump signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law. This bill prevents the largest tax increase in American history and maintains the successful 2017 reforms that helped fuel America’s comeback.

And thanks to this new law, Pennsylvanians can keep more of their hard-earned money, protecting prosperity in the Keystone State.

Families and businesses dodged a massive tax increase

Before this bill passed, the average Pennsylvania household would have owed $2,394 more in federal taxes next year.

More than half of that increase would have come straight from higher income tax rates alone.

Instead of watching Washington take a bigger bite out of their paycheck, families and businesses can now plan for the future without an avoidable tax hike hanging over their heads.

Pennsylvanians paid the price for Bidenomics

Families in Pennsylvania have spent the last several years dealing with the fallout of Washington’s overspending.

“Bidenomics,” funded nearly $5 trillion in new federal spending, adding fuel to an already raging inflation fire.

And Pennsylvanians felt it every day through:

• $968 more per month in higher costs
• $23,460 in lost buying power since January 2021

Groceries, heating, rent, and child care all climbed dramatically, making it much harder for the average Pennsylvanian to achieve the American Dream.

Families didn’t need higher taxes on top of inflation costs.

They needed room to breathe.

The Working Families Tax Cuts give them exactly that.

Good news for the local employers that keep Pennsylvania running

The commonwealth’s economy isn’t built by bureaucrats in Washington. Value is created by local employers — small manufacturers, farmers, contractors, restaurant owners, tradesmen, and the workers who power them.

Those employers were staring down a dangerous tax increase if Congress had failed to act.

Here’s what was at risk, and what the new law does:

• 70,742 Pennsylvania traditional businesses were shielded from higher taxes
• 202,225 locally owned small businesses avoided the hikes
• Together, these employers support more than 4.5 million jobs in the state
• Without the tax cuts, the state was projected to lose 33,339 jobs
• The average small business sidestepped a $1,035 tax increase

These aren’t abstract numbers.

Hear what the Working Families Tax Cuts meant for Doug Sprankles, owner of a family-owned grocery store in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, and how he worked to make sure that the tax cuts were extended by clicking here or on the picture below.

They tell a story and affect businesses all over the state.

A bakery in York can stay open, a family-owned hardware store in Washington County can plan for its needed expansion, and a landscaping crew in Scranton doesn’t have to lay anyone off.

Hear how the Working Families Tax Cuts affect Bill, a dairy farmer in Pennsylvania, by clicking here or on the picture below.

When taxes increase, these areas are the first to feel the impact. And when taxes stay low, these are the places that can thrive, expand, and create new value for their communities.

Finally, Washington is protecting prosperity

While Pennsylvanians were tightening their belts, Washington was doing the opposite — overspending, overborrowing, and overpromising.

Today, the national debt exceeds $38 trillion, with special-interest programs, giveaways, and wasteful projects fueling the rapid increase.

That kind of spending drives inflation and penalizes families who are already struggling to make ends meet.

The Working Families Tax Cuts represent an effort to change course.

Alongside protecting taxpayers, the bill kick-starts plans to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, while providing taxpayers with a much-needed break.

It’s time to thank those who stood with Pennsylvanians

Congress doesn’t always listen, and the legislation wasn’t guaranteed to pass. But lawmakers responded to what 90% of Americans wanted: keeping tax rates stable and protecting the people who make this country work.

To recap, because Congress listened:

• Pennsylvania families avoided a $2,394 tax hike
• Local employers and millions of workers are free to prosper
• Small businesses gained certainty after years of chaos
• Washington’s spending machine is finally hitting some resistance

These wins deserve recognition.

See AFP’s latest ad about the Working Families Tax Cuts by clicking here or on the video below.

Take a moment to thank the representatives who helped pass the Working Families Tax Cuts. They stood with American families, workers, and small businesses when it mattered most.

This is how we can Protect Prosperity in America.

Take a second to thank your member of Congress here.

Share your story. Tell us how the Working Families Tax Cuts affected your family or your business.