He supports a national sales tax. I don’t know how credible his support is, though. What do you think of that?
I like Huckabee better than most of the candidates anyway.
Actually, if Huckabee’s record here in Arkansas is any indication, he supports any tax that he thinks will bring more money into the government’s coffers.
Huckabee is a likable guy in person. Very personable and good at saying exactly what his audience wants to hear (even if he has no intentions of following through - as I have witnessed several times first-hand).
Huckabee pushed through a income tax surcharge of 3% a few years back - with promises that it was for one year. When the following year revenues met (actually surpassed) budget needs, he kept it for an additional year “just in case” revenue were to fall off. Let us not forget that he also supported using sales taxes and additional fuel taxes for about every spending proposition he could think of.
He also supported so-called “sin” taxes - on food, soft drinks, and similar.
He also pushed through a very flawed body mass index requirement for public school students.
He also was responsible for banning tobacco from public places including restaurants.
Does he have positives? Yes - he lead the campaign to protect firearms makers from stupid liability lawsuits. He supported CCL. He promoted the Arkansas Covenant Marriage law.
Will I vote for him. NO. If it comes down to Hitlery or Obama vs. Huckabee, I don’t believe I could vote for him even then.