Not Everyone Loves Huckabee - the man is a fraud who will raise taxes and spending

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Not Everyone Loves Huckabee

By Donald Lambro

Monday, December 3, 2007

WASHINGTON -- It is very rare, if not unheard of, to catch a presidential candidate, especially a Republican, in the act of saying he or she would be willing to sign any tax increase that lawmakers wished for.

But that's what happened to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who has rocketed to a statistical tie in Iowa with Mitt Romney, largely as a result of the former Baptist minister's support from evangelical voters in the nation's first caucus state.

The Club for Growth, an effective tax-cut advocacy group, has been on Huckabee's back almost from the beginning of his candidacy, sending out e-mail blasts to party conservatives that paint an abominable picture of his record on taxes.

Huckabee has been campaigning as a tax cutter, and indeed he did slash some state taxes during his two terms as governor, but he raised far more than he cut. The Cato Institute, which monitors the fiscal records of the nation's governors, gave him a poor-to-failing grade on spending and taxes.

The Club for Growth has also examined his tax and spend record and found it wanting. Its verdict: Huckabee could not be trusted to hold the line on taxes, let alone push it back.

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Huckabee's Son Arrested on Weapons Charge at Airport

Little Rock (AP) - Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee's son, David, has been given one year’s probation after being arrested for having a gun in a prohibited area Thursday morning.

Twenty-six-year-old David Huckabee was taken into custody at Little Rock National Airport at about 6:00 a.m. A 40-caliber handgun was found in Huckabee's carry-on luggage as he was getting ready to board a plane.

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It looks like the picture his supporters have been trying to paint isn't quite accurate.... Family values candidate? Tax cut candidate? Hardly. This man has gained a lot of ground lately, but can he stand the light of truth?
 
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In keeping with the tax theme:


“Mike Huckabee raised more taxes in 10 years in office than Bill Clinton did in his 12 years.“

Let’s take a look at a sample of what Mike Huckabee raised during his time as governor:

- Imposed an income tax surcharge of 3 percent on tax liabilities of individuals and domestic and foreign corporations (Act 38, 1st special session of 2003). (It was temporary until revenues improved. The legislature repealed it in 2005.)

- Increased the sales tax by 1/8 of one percent by initiated act (but it was a personal campaign by Huckabee, who campaigned across the state for it and took a celebrated bass boat trip for 4 days down the Arkansas River holding press conferences in each river city to urge passage of the act)

- Increased the sales tax by one-half of 1 percent (Act 1492 of 1999)

- Increased the sales tax by 7/8ths of 1 percent and expand the sales tax to many services previously exempt from the tax (Act 107, 2nd special session of 2003)

- Collected a 2 percent tax on chewing tobacco, cigars, package tobacco, cigarette papers and snuff (Act 434 of 1997)

- Levied an additional excise tax of 7 percent on tobacco (Act 38 of 1st special session of 2003)

- Increased the tax on cigarette and tobacco permits (Act 1337 of 1997)

- Increased the tax on cigarette and tobacco – cigarettes by $1.25 per thousand cigarettes and 2 percent of the manufacturers’ selling price on tobacco products (Act 434 of 1997)

- Increased the tax on cigarettes by 25 cents a pack (Act 38, 1st special session of 2003)

- Levied a 3 percent excise tax on all retail sales of beer (Act 1841 of 2001 and extended by Act 272 of 2003 and Act 2188 of 2005)

- Revived the 4 percent mixed drink tax of 1989 and added a 4 percent tax on private clubs (Act 1274 of 2005)

- Increased the tax on gasoline by 3 cents a gallon (Act 1028 of 1999)

- Increased the tax on diesel by 4 cents a gallon (Act 1028 of 1999) Note: Contrary to what Huckabee has said repeatedly in debates, speeches and TV shows, the 1999 gasoline and diesel taxes were not submitted to the voters and approved by 80 per cent of them. It was never submitted to a vote. It was the governor’s bill and it became law without a vote of the people. What the voters did approve in 1999 was a bond issue for interstate highway reconstruction but it did not involve a tax increase. Existing taxes and federal receipts were pledged to retire the bonds.

- Increased the driver’s license by $6 a person, from $14 to $20 (Act 1500 of 2001

http://www.arkansasleader.com/2007/11/editorialswhos-biggest-tax-raiser.html
 
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Huckabee's Son Arrested on Weapons Charge at Airport

Little Rock (AP) - Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee's son, David, has been given one year’s probation after being arrested for having a gun in a prohibited area Thursday morning.

Twenty-six-year-old David Huckabee was taken into custody at Little Rock National Airport at about 6:00 a.m. A 40-caliber handgun was found in Huckabee's carry-on luggage as he was getting ready to board a plane.

Rest of Article Here

It looks like the picture his supporters have been trying to paint isn't quite accurate.... Family values candidate? Tax cut candidate? Hardly. This man has gained a lot of ground lately, but can he stand the light of truth?

What does that have to do with Huckabee's politics?
 
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