More of Tax Hike Mike
Tax Hike Mike responds to John Fund:
As governor, I pushed through the Arkansas Legislature the first major, broad-based tax cuts in state history--a $90 million tax relief package for Arkansas families; led efforts to establish a Property Taxpayers' Bill of Rights; and created a welfare reform program that reduced the welfare rolls in the state by almost 50%. We also doubled the standard deduction to $2,000 for single taxpayers and $4,000 for those who are married. In total, I led the fight to cut taxes and fees over 90 times during my 10 1/2 years as governor, saving the people of Arkansas almost $380 million. When I left office, Arkansas had over $800 million in state surplus.It should be noted that when Huckabee's term was up earlier this year he left them with a net tax increase of $505 million.
I lost even more respect for Neal Boortz today when he wrote, "[Huckabee] is the guy I would vote for if the election were held today." The Fair Tax isn't worth putting another "compassionate conservative" into office.
