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To: gov_bean_ counter

Santorum on taxes; Pretty liberal voting record.......The same for Welfare. (Well hypocritical to be exact, not to mention his love for Earmarks.)

Santorum on Taxes:

Voted against a flat tax.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for Medicare prescription drugs
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to fund health insurance subsidies for small businesses.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for an $8 billion increase in child healh insurance.
Voted to increase tobacco taxes to pay for an increase in NIH funding.
Voted twice for internet taxes.
Voted to allow gas tax revenues to be used to subsidize Amtrak.
Voted to strike marriage penalty tax relief and instead provide fines on tobacco companies.
Voted against repealing the Clinton 4.3 cent gas tax increase.
Voted to increase taxes by $2.3 billion to pay for an Amtrak trust fund.
Voted to allow welfare to a minor who had a child out of wedlock and who resided with an adult who was on welfare within the previous two years.
Voted to increase taxes by $9.4 billion to pay for a $9.4 billion increase in student loans.
Voted to say that AMT patch is more important than capital gains and dividend relief.


87 posted on 03/08/2012 8:47:53 AM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP (If you come to a fork in the road, take it........)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP

That's simply ridiculous. Santorum authored the Senate welfare that Bill Clinton was finally forced to sign into law!

104 posted on 03/08/2012 8:58:15 AM PST by pgkdan (Rick Santorum 2012. Conservative's last, best chance!)
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