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• Santos Told The Long Island Coalition For Life That He Would “Vote For Parental Consent For A Minor Seeking An Abortion.” [Long Island Coalition for Life, Life News, 6/3/22]

• Santos Told The Long Island Coalition For Life That He Would “Vote For Legislation Requiring Informed Consent For A Woman Seeking An Abortion.” [Long Island Coalition for Life, Life News, 6/3/22]

• Santos Told The Long Island Coalition For Life That He Would “Vote For Legislation To Prevent The Legalization Of Euthanasia And Assisted Suicide.” [Long Island Coalition for Life, Life News, 6/3/22]

• Santos Told The Long Island Coalition For Life That He Would “Vote To Ban All Human Cloning And Research That Destroys A Human Embryo For His/Her Stem Cells.” [Long Island Coalition for Life, Life News, 6/3/22]

• Santos Told The Long Island Coalition For Life That He Would “Vote To Deny Taxpayer Funding For Planned Parenthood.” [Long Island Coalition for Life, Life News, 6/3/22]

Santos Supported Tax Cuts For The Wealthy And Said It Wasn’t Fair For Them To Have To Pay More In Taxes To Fund Subsidies And Tax Credits For People Making Less

Santos Supported A Flat Income And Corporate Tax And Ending Subsidies And Tax Credits That Were Financed “By The Bigger Payers”

Santos Supported A 15% Flat Income Tax For Civilians And A 22% Flat Tax For Corporations. SANTOS: “We complain a lot about inequality on taxation in this country, oh the rich don't pay their fair share. We create a single flat tax system: 15% for civilians, 22% for corporations, flat, flat, everybody gets equal across life. Now if you're making a million bucks a year, you’re paying 150,000 dollars.” [Nassau Patriots, 39:52-40:20, 6/29/22] (VIDEO)

• Santos Said Under His Proposed Flat Tax, No One Would “Get Credits That Were Subsidized By The Bigger Payers.” SANTOS: “‘Well, I used to get credits that were subsidized by the bigger payers.’ Well, tough luck! It’s an equal system. You pay your fair share; I pay my fair share. If you’re paying 15% of the total revenue of this country in taxes, you are increasing tax collection three times. No more subsidies, three times! We spend twice as much as we collect today. We're creating a third revenue stream, we're tripling our, our intake, we're spending two thirds of that and we'll have a third of free cash flow.” [Nassau Patriots, 40:26-41:05, 6/29/22] (VIDEO)

A Flat Income Tax “Would Result In Tax Cuts For The Rich And Tax Increases For The Poor”

Citizens For Tax Justice Legislative Director, Steve Wamhoff: A Flat Income Tax “Would Result In Tax Cuts For The Rich And Tax Increases For The Poor.” “Conservative politicians support tax increases. Not for their wealthy donors, but for the poor and middle-class Americans who would pay more under the so-called ‘flat tax’ proposals that were touted by Dick Army and Steve Forbes in the 1990s and are gaining currency again. America has a progressive personal income tax, meaning it applies higher tax rates to the well-off and lower tax rates to the less well-off. Any proposal to adopt a single tax rate somewhere in between the existing highest and lowest rates would result in tax cuts for the rich and tax increases for the poor.” [U.S. News, Steve Wamhoff, Op-Ed, 11/1/11]

Santos Said It Wasn’t Fair That People Who Paid $100,000 In Taxes Were Paying For Subsidies And Child Tax Credits For People Who Made Less Than $21,000 A Year

Santos Said That It Wasn’t Fair That People Who Paid $100,000 In Taxes Were Paying For Subsidies And Child Tax Credits For People Who Made Less Than $21,000 A Year. SANTOS: “A lot of the people who are

used to tax season subsidies, which are those people being under the marginal line of income, which is $21,000 a year, they'll pay throughout the year, six dependents, they'll pay zero taxes. Zero will come out of their taxes. […] Let's say on a check that's $500, they'll take away $25 or $20 away from them every paycheck. And then comes the end of the year, let's say their total contribution was about grand. Just making up numbers here. They’ll receive a subsidized tax return of $6,000 because you have tax credits for children and this and that! But that money is essentially coming from Jane Doe who paid $100,000 in taxes to then be redistributed to the folks on the bottom. That's just not fair.” [Nassau Patriots, 49:26-50:19, 6/29/22] (VIDEO)

Santos Said That People Who Made Less Than $21,000 A Year Didn’t Deserve Tax Credits And Subsidies Because They Didn’t Pay Income Taxes

Santos Said That People Who Made Less Than $21,000 A Year Didn’t Deserve Tax Credits And Subsidies Because They Didn’t Pay Income Taxes. SANTOS: “Why? Why are we subsidizing tax returns? You didn't pay that six grand; you don't deserve it back! Pay your share! Thank this country for giving you the infrastructure, the access to education, clean water and air and go out on your merry life. We are not, let me put it this way, we are not a nanny state. We will not be a nanny state. I will not support people to be on the system.” [Nassau Patriots, 50:19-50:49, 6/29/22] (VIDEO)

• Santos Said That He Didn’t “Believe In People Who Take Advantage Of” Social Programs “And Make Them A Way Of Life.” “I will empower them to elevate and get out of the system because welfare was created as a lifeline so you never get caught in the streets, homeless. And I believe in social programs that keep Americans from becoming homeless. I don't believe in people who take advantage of those programs and make them a way of life. I will work hard to make sure we empower those people to become contributing members of society, successful, homeowners, business owners, hardworking Americans and I won't stop until I see those numbers trickling, trickling up. You know why? Because that's when you fulfill and live the full American Dream.” [Nassau Patriots, 50:49-51:33, 6/29/22] (VIDEO)

While Most Poor Households Don’t Pay Federal Income Tax, They “Pay A Much Larger Share Of Their Incomes In Payroll Taxes, Sales Taxes, And Property Taxes” Than Rich Households

Robert Reich: While Most Poor Households Don’t Pay Federal Income Tax, They “Pay A Much Larger Share Of Their Incomes In Payroll Taxes, Sales Taxes, And Property Taxes” Than Rich Households. “Nowadays most low-income households pay no federal income tax at all – a fact that sends many regressives into spasms of indignation. They conveniently ignore the fact that poor households pay a much larger share of their incomes in payroll taxes, sales taxes, and property taxes (directly, if they own their homes; indirectly, if they rent) than do people with high incomes.” [Robert Reich, 10/21/11]

Santos Followed “The Republican Line Of Being Against Taxation” And “Argued That Billionaires Will Simply Leave The United States If Their Tax Rates Are Raised”

Manhasset Press: Santos Followed “The Republican Line Of Being Against Taxation” And “Argued That Billionaires Will Simply Leave The United States If Their Tax Rates Are Raised.” “‘As of now, with the polarization of the parties and the country, jobs and the economy will be the only thing we can agree on,’ Santos said. Santos follows the Republican line of being against taxation and more government regulation. He argued that billionaires will simply leave the United States if their tax rates are raised.” [Manhasset Press, 10/14/20]

Santos Proposed “Major Reforms” To Social Security, Including At Least Partial Privatization

Santos Said Social Security Was “Not An Entitlement” Because “You Earned It, But The System Is Insolvent”

Santos Said Social Security Was “Not An Entitlement—You Earned It, But The System Is Insolvent.” “Washington has lied to the American people for decades about Social Security. George understands it plainly: Social Security is not an entitlement—you earned it, but the system is insolvent. George will enact major reforms to force governmental responsibility for revenue designated for Social Security. George will also support expanding tax-free individual retirement accounts, long-term care plans, and a private option for Social Security for new entrants into the workforce.” [George Santos for Congress, archived 11/4/20]

Santos Proposed “Major Reforms” To Social Security, Including Creating A Private Option And Expanding Tax-Free Individual Retirement Accounts

Santos Said He Would “Enact Major Reforms To Force Governmental Responsibility For Revenue Designated For Social Security.” “Washington has lied to the American people for decades about Social Security. George understands it plainly: Social Security is not an entitlement—you earned it, but the system is insolvent. George will enact major reforms to force governmental responsibility for revenue designated for Social Security. George will also support expanding tax-free individual retirement accounts, long-term care plans, and a private option for Social Security for new entrants into the workforce.” [George Santos for Congress, archived 11/4/20]

• Santos’ Proposals Included “Expanding Tax-Free Individual Retirement Accounts, Long-Term Care Plans, And A Private Option For Social Security For New Entrants Into The Workforce.” “Washington has lied to the American people for decades about Social Security. George understands it plainly: Social Security is not an entitlement—you earned it, but the system is insolvent. George will enact major reforms to force governmental responsibility for revenue designated for Social Security. George will also support expanding tax-free individual retirement accounts, long-term care plans, and a private option for Social Security for new entrants into the workforce.” [George Santos for Congress, archived 11/4/20]

Privatizing Social Security Would Leave People’s Earned Benefits At Risk To Market Fluctuations. “Privatization would eliminate the pay-as-you-go process. Instead, each taxpayer's contributions would be invested in a separate account for their retirement, and its value would fluctuate with the value of their investments in the market. Proponents of privatization claim that the current system generates insufficient returns. They argue that a private system would result in higher benefits, and thus standards of living, for participants. Those who oppose privatization counter that it would lead to unwanted investment risk and that it would be too difficult to move from the old system to a new one. Critics also argue that privatization undermines the very principle of the social safety net and the guarantee that it provides older citizens.” [Investopedia, 10/4/21]

Santos Promoted QAnon On Social Media And His “Family Firm” Helped Support A “QAnon Friendly” Candidate

Santos Was Criticized For Retweeting QAnon Slogans, But Defended His Actions By Claiming He Did Not Know What It Was And He Was Just Trying To Support Another Congressional Candidate

Santos Was Criticized For Retweeting QAnon Slogans, But Defended His Actions By Claiming He Did Not Know What It Was And He Was Just Trying To Support Another Congressional Candidate. “Those blindly following the twisted postings of Q are all across the country, including here on Long Island, where a congressional candidate has retweeted QAnon slogans and where Long Islanders with those slogans in their Twitter accounts tweet and retweet questionable material about voter fraud and obvious mistruths, like the idea that Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (very much living) has somehow died or been arrested. […] Even those

who are along for the entertainment, or aren’t QAnon addicts at all, can end up contributing to its spread. Take those retweets from the Long Island congressional candidate, George Santos, Republican hopeful for the 3rd District. The retweets were of an Indiana candidate who included a QAnon slogan while warning about Democrats’ politics. Santos told the editorial board he did not know what QAnon was but ‘retweeted fellow candidates to help boost them as they do me.’ In this way, QAnon gets normalized and candidates rely on its fervor as a boost.” [Newsday, Editorial, 10/24/20]

QAnon, A Fringe Conspiracy Theory Whose Followers Participated In The Capitol Riot On Jan. 6th, Was Labeled By The FBI As A Domestic Terrorism Threat

QAnon Was A Fringe Conspiracy Theory Whose Followers Participated In The Capitol Riot On Jan. 6th. “By now, you’ve probably heard of QAnon, the internet conspiracy theory that has taken hold among many on the American right. But you may still have questions about what exactly is going on. QAnon was once a fringe phenomenon — the kind most people could safely ignore. But recently, it has gone mainstream. In 2020, QAnon supporters flooded social media with false information about Covid-19, the Black Lives Matter protests and the presidential election, and recruited legions of new believers to their ranks. A December poll by NPR and Ipsos found that 17 percent of Americans believed that the core falsehood of QAnon — that ‘a group of Satan-worshiping elites who run a child sex ring are trying to control our politics and media’ — was true. QAnon has also seeped into the offline world. Followers of the movement participated in the deadly Capitol riot in January, and other QAnon believers have been charged with violent crimes, including kidnappings, assassination plots and the 2019 murder of a mafia boss in New York. A terrorism bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security in late January warned of increasing violence from domestic extremist groups, including conspiracy theory communities like QAnon.” [New York Times, 9/3/21]

New York Times: “QAnon Is The Umbrella Term For A Set Of Internet Conspiracy Theories That Allege, Falsely, That The World Is Run By A Cabal Of Satan-Worshiping Pedophiles.” “QAnon is the umbrella term for a set of internet conspiracy theories that allege, falsely, that the world is run by a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles. QAnon followers believe that this cabal includes top Democrats like President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and George Soros, as well as a number of entertainers and Hollywood celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and Ellen DeGeneres and religious figures including Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama. Many of them also believe that, in addition to molesting children, members of this group kill and eat their victims to extract a life-extending chemical called adrenochrome. According to QAnon lore, former President Donald J. Trump was recruited by top military generals to run for president in 2016 to break up this criminal conspiracy and bring its members to justice. Many of these cabal members will soon be arrested, the theory goes, and some will be imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay, while others will face military tribunals and be executed.” [New York Times, 9/3/21]

QAnon Conspiracists Believed Their “Work” Would Lead To Democrats And Other “Cabal” Members Being Punished With Military Tribunals And Mass Executions. “Followers of the tentpole QAnon conspiracy theory believe there is a "deep state" within the US government that is controlled by a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles. According to the theory, the cabal is largely run by Democratic politicians and liberal celebrities who work to traffic children -- and former President Donald Trump is trying to take them down with the help of QAnon ‘patriots.’ Their work will come to fruition on a day known as the ‘Storm,’ when thousands of people will be arrested and face military tribunals and mass executions for their alleged crimes.” [CNN, 5/9/22]

As Of September 2020, The FBI Labeled QAnon A Domestic Terrorism Threat. “The FBI reportedly has dubbed QAnon, which Trump has praised and several Republican congressional candidates had voiced support for, a domestic terrorism threat.” [Roll Call, 9/17/20]

Santos’ “Family Firm,” The Devolder Organization, Was “One Of Six Stakeholders In Red Strategies USA,” A Consulting Firm That Worked For A “QAnon Friendly” Congressional Candidate Who Was At The Capitol On Jan. 6th

Santos Started Working For His “Family Firm,” Devolder Organization LLC, In May 2021 And Was Listed As “Authorized To Manage And Control” It

May 2021: Santos Left LinkBridge Investors To Work At His “Family Firm,” Devolder Organization LLC. “As I noted, according to his campaign website, Santos recently left Linkbridge Investors to go to work at 'Devolder Organizations', which he describes as his 'family firm'. AL pulled the business records for Florida[1] and found 'Devolder Organization LLC'. Now at first I thought, where's the 's'? How do we know this is the same company? But the authorized manager of the business registration listed on the registration papers seems to settle it: George A. Devolder-Santos. The company's corporate papers appear to have been filed in May, which fits with Santos's recent departure from Linkbridge Investors.” [Talking Points Memo, 12/31/21]

• Santos Was Listed As “Authorized To Manage And Control” Devolder Organization, LLC.