Democrats still default to tax hikes
June 07, 2010 Filed in: Budget &
Finance
Column: Jon Coupal, The Orange County
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the proverbial wolf that continues to lick the knife blade because
it enjoys the taste of its own blood, the Democrats running the
Legislature are back with another huge tax increase.. At a time
when the state's economy and taxpayers are still staggering under
the burden of last year's $12.6 billion tax increase, Democrats are
pushing a plan to raise taxes by yet another $5 billion and to
borrow an additional $8.7 billion. Among the proposals are
extensions of last year's increases in sales, income and car taxes
that were due to expire after two years. This goes to prove the
adage that there is nothing so permanent as the temporary…