Billy Harper signs "no tax" pledge, vows fiscal conservatism. Will the others follow? And, can the pledge once made be kept?
Republican gubernatorial candidate, Billy Harper, today became the first candidate of either party to sign a pledge to NOT raise taxes during his tenure. Here's the press release from his campaign:
HARPER SIGNS NO TAX PLEDGE
– Kentucky businessman touts credentials as fiscal conservative –
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Republican Billy Harper announced today that he has signed a pledge not to raise taxes if elected governor and said he would veto any tax increases approved by the state Legislature during his tenure. Harper also said his support for repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax and cutting unnecessary government spending as well as his real-world experience as an entrepreneur and business owner position him as the true fiscal conservative in the GOP primary. "As a Kentucky businessman, I’ve created hundreds of jobs, met multi-million dollar payrolls and balanced multi-million dollar budgets time and again," Harper said. "Others in this race have only talked about these things." To read more, visit the Harper website.
The questions now are: will the other candidates follow Harper on this now blazed pathway to victory and more importantly, will they KEEP the "no tax" pledge once elected?
HARPER SIGNS NO TAX PLEDGE
– Kentucky businessman touts credentials as fiscal conservative –
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Republican Billy Harper announced today that he has signed a pledge not to raise taxes if elected governor and said he would veto any tax increases approved by the state Legislature during his tenure. Harper also said his support for repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax and cutting unnecessary government spending as well as his real-world experience as an entrepreneur and business owner position him as the true fiscal conservative in the GOP primary. "As a Kentucky businessman, I’ve created hundreds of jobs, met multi-million dollar payrolls and balanced multi-million dollar budgets time and again," Harper said. "Others in this race have only talked about these things." To read more, visit the Harper website.
The questions now are: will the other candidates follow Harper on this now blazed pathway to victory and more importantly, will they KEEP the "no tax" pledge once elected?
Labels: Conservatism, Kentucky politics, Republicanism
posted by KYJurisDoctor at 10:24 AM
3 Comments:
Governor Fletcher signs the no tax pledge, increases taxes with AMT. Jeff Hoover signs, supports tax increases. Anne Northup signs, CAGW labels her “Porker of the Month.”
Unlike them, Billy Harper will stick with the pledge.
"CAGW labels her "Porker of the Month." What is CAGW and where's your source for the quote?
Hard to stick to a "no tax pledge" when you're never elected. Harper is just pissing his money into the wind.
If he is truly a fiscal conservative, he'll drop out of the race and ensure that there is no run-off election which would cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars!
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