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Schwarzenegger, Angelides camps trade charges on taxes and the state deficit
SFC ^ | Aug. 14, 2006 | Carla Marinucci

Posted on 08/14/2006 8:08:17 PM PDT by FairOpinion

The tax man?

That's what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign has dubbed Democratic state treasurer Phil Angelides in its latest attacks, accusing him of wanting to raise Californians' taxes -- not by $5 billion, but by $18 billion now.

"Over the past two months, our campaign has asserted that Phil Angelides' promises add up to at least $10 billion in tax increases. That number is no longer accurate," Schmidt said in an e-mail to reporters. "Angelides has continued to add to that total, and now the tally is approximately $18 billion. Every five- or six-point plan he comes up with leaves California taxpayers footing another bill."

Mulholland says that Angelides has repeatedly talked about taxes and will have detailed discussions on his plan in the weeks to come. But the GOP attack on Angelides, he charged, is a replay of the same attacks which opponents aimed at then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton, who also proposed raising taxes on the very wealthiest Americans to "pay their fair share" for education.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2006election; angelides; california; election2006; elections; schwarzengger; taxes
Great. Is Mulholland telling us that Angelides is Bill Clinton without the charisma? LOL
1 posted on 08/14/2006 8:08:17 PM PDT by FairOpinion
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Bob Muholland thinks Californians LOVE higher taxes. Good - we should issue him a challenge - let him name ALL the programs the $18 billion in tax increases will fund and let the voters decide if they want to foot the bill then.

(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo!)

2 posted on 08/15/2006 7:01:58 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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