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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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Friday, March 5, 2010
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
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- More "Stimulus" Boondoggles - Social Engineering and Lobbying for Higher Taxes
- Energy Tax Hike Series: Raises Taxes on Tertiary Injectants
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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- Texans: Do You Know Which Candidates Have Signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge?
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
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Monday, March 1, 2010
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Friday, February 26, 2010
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Is Raising Taxes on Florida Taxpayers Responsible?
From Nathan Pick on Thursday, April 30, 2009 2:30 PM
Judging from Florida House Speaker Cretul's quote, he seems to think that responsible people break promises they make to others sometimes (raising taxes). Is this acceptable? Responsible legislators don't raise taxes on their constituents, especially when they can least afford it. Responsible people look to solve problems (cutting excessive spending), rather than looking to patch them with taxes on a declining source of revenue (cigarette taxes). Read Speaker Cretul's quote below which can be found in the St. Petersburg Times(context-Speaker Cretul discussing cigarette tax increases) :
"Responsible people at times may have to do something that might be different than the position they staked out. And to be so close-minded, I don't think that's the right thing to do and it doesn't serve the citizens of the state of Florida. I'm sure that Mr. Norquist, will have a comment when I cast my vote. So be it."
-Speaker Cretul
One more thing, he refers to what Grover Norquist might have to say. Speaker Cretul made a commitment to the people of his district and the state of Florida when he signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, this was not a pledge to Grover Norquist. The taxpayers of Florida are the people he is accountable to for his pledge, many of which spoke out at the tea parties on April 15th.
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Comments
Seems to me that somewhere it says that appropriation of funds must be for a specific purpose for a specific length of time, or voted on by the citizens. How can taxes be raised haphazardly without consent of the voters? Additionally, the $6.20 Federal tax increase on a carton of cigarettes is costing an additional $.37 cents in sales tax. The additional $10.00 Florida cigarette tax will cost an another $.60 cents. That's $.96 cents in sales tax being paid on taxes. How can this be?
>> Dee Thursday, May 7, 2009 2:04 AM