Schwarzenegger Gunning for New Taxes
Posted by CityBlogCA on December 16th, 2007
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is going gunning. After promising “no new taxes” the Gov. wants to expand health care to the uninsured. The vehicle? Raise taxes to $2.87 per pack on cigs. Currently, the tax is 87 cents. What’s going on with CA politics, wasn’t it just a year ago that voters just reject a ballot measure that would have increased taxes on cancer sticks?
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Haven’t we learned by now that taxes will be raised? “Read my lips” is a joke. Politicians generally find a way to raise taxes by disguising them behind vices, calling them user fees or some other notion. CA Resident.