Yes, she cut property tax by 60% only after they had increased sales tax the year before.
In reality that helps businesses because the businesses property tax was cut but they are largely unaffected by sales tax. And left the city with $22mil in debt... so spending never stopped. That is why she is popular but stuff only flies for a while. I see someone that is vindictive and a cutthroat. When she doesn't get her way she goes out of her way to put you on her enemy list. Read: http://my2bucks.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/a-letter-from-someone-who-has-known-sarah-palin-since-1992/ J.J. On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:41 AM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any of you that have paid attention know I was planning on writing in > Ron Paul this year. > > However for the first time in my adult life one of the major parties has > managed to grab my attention. While I haven't been excited by either of > the major candidates for President, the recent republican pick of Sarah > Palin has really energized me. > > I know a great many of you don't agree with my politics. I don't care. > I truly believe in small, non intrusive, decentralized government. I > believe in what we are doing in Iraq and Afghanistan. I believe that > the 2nd amendment is an individual right. I want to see politicians > that can cut spending and make our federal government smaller and less > powerful. > > The main things that have turned me around: > > 1. Palin is a gun owner, a hunter, a life member of the NRA. > 2. As Mayor she cut her own salary and cut property taxes by 60%. > 3. While I am pro-choice I really admire the fact that she carried to > term her latest son knowing he had issues. > 4. She is a true outsider. She came to power in AK by nailing corrupt > republicans in her state, these were members of her own party. > > > Seriously, this woman seems to be the first "real" person I've seen > running in this country in a long time. She seems to be a regular > American to me, one that understands the trials we go through regularly. > > Obama is a rich elitist world traveler. McCain is barely a republican, > much less an actual conservative. Biden is a DC insider if ever there > was one. > > The recent heller decision really brought home to me the importance of > the judiciary. The next president is going to appoint members of the > court most likely. > > One way or the other, these are interesting times. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:267841 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
