Candidate Don Taylor (R-17B) has signed a commitment to live within our means as a state.
The web site explains:
The commitment form represents the candidate's assurance that he or she will first seek to cut government spending before ever considering additional tax increases on Minnesota families and businesses. It is a commitment from the candidate to the people of Minnesota, not a pledge to any particular special interest group.
Thanks to Don Taylor for this fiscal commitment. Kalin loves to drain your pocket book; he’s never seen a tax increase he didn’t like.
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Response
In the comment section, Anon1 asserted, "Hold on a second - Don Taylor voted repeatedly to raise property taxes on the Chisago council and as mayor."
Hold on a second yourself! You don’t offer any proof that Taylor raised taxes, let alone raised them after making cuts in other areas of government spending. You owe that much to readers on this blog if you expect us to believe your major premise on which your conclusions are based.
Secondly, you don’t tell us how many times he raised taxes. Once? Three times? Nor do you tell us how much he raised taxes. Was it 2%? Was it 18%? That makes a difference too.
Then too, you don’t tell us if Taylor voted against tax increases, but they would still go into effect because the council majority voted to raise taxes. That is pertinent too.
Fourthly, the pledge does not say a candidate will not raise taxes. Be honest with the wording of the pledge. Your comments are welcome here, but please learn to read the intent of a simple paragraph so you don’t show your illiteracy.
Lastly, candidate Taylor signed the pledge with regard to his promised practices at the state level, not the city level.
We’ll wait for you to give us documentation for your assertion.
7 comments:
Hold on a second - Don Taylor voted repeatedly to raise property taxes on the Chisago council and as mayor. Kalin voted first to CUT property taxes as legislator, then after that was vetoed, voted to CAP property taxes.
Only in a Republican world does the guy who raises property taxes become the fiscal conservative and the guy who votes to cut them the out-of-control guy.
And in case you're gonna try to say that the Transpo bill was the largest tax increase in MN history - PUHleaze! That dog don't hunt. Try looking at the GOP property tax increases of 2003-4, or the fee hikes of that same budget year, or... or... or...
Must be nice being a Republican, where the sky is always blue and democrats are always to blame.
Please explain. How can Kalin, as a legislator, vote to cut property taxes which are assessed at the county, school and local level?
So, Anon2, does that mean that Kalin could not have voted to increase property taxes because they are levied at the local level?
Under Don Taylor’s administration taxes in Chisago City are going UP!!! The city had paid down most of its bonds but now the City is bonded to the hilt!! The biggest tax payer screw job is Camp Ojiketa. Why wasn’t this put to a city wide vote? Don is lapping up public funding (can you say earmark?) like they are going out of style. The best part is the state funding source was championed by Jeremy Kalin.
Don says he is for lower taxes but what has he done in Chisago City. He hasn’t cut on single budget!! The latest talk in town is that City taxes will be going up next year. I would assume one of you “budget hawks” could verify that!!
My question still stands unanswered.
Please explain. How can Kalin, as a legislator, vote to cut property taxes which are assessed at the county, school and local level?
So far all the comments have been a bunch of red herrings that divert attention from the unsubstantiated assertion that is demanding an answer.
Look at the 2009 Chisago City Budget!! Please do your research and tell us what you see!! Ask Don Taylor for a copy!!
My question still stands unanswered.
Please explain. How can Kalin, as a legislator, vote to cut property taxes which are assessed at the county, school and local level?
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