posted on March 31, 2004 08:58:14 AM new
Oh my my my, they blasted Davis for tax hikes but look what Arnold in all probability will have to do.......
SACRAMENTO, Calif. March 31 — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hinted that raising taxes may be unavoidable, acknowledging he is under extreme pressure to offset a $14 billion budget shortfall.
"I'm going through wishful thinking that I'll never have to go there," the Republican governor told reporters Tuesday in a series of interviews. "Because I just don't like it. I try to work around and find ways so we don't have to do that."
Schwarzenegger has opposed raising taxes. His first official act after taking office was to roll back the much-criticized $4 billion increase in the car tax.
In the interviews Tuesday, he did not rule out a tax hike but said an increase would punish ordinary Californians for the state's mistake of overspending.
Schwarzenegger's communications director, Rob Stutzman, said the governor was not changing his opposition on taxes but "expressing his optimism for a solution without taxes."
"Once he is set on a direction, he's relentless, and he is set on solving the budget without tax increases," Stutzman said.
Schwarzenegger said he needs to further review budget forecasts in the next weeks to decide whether to raise taxes. "When I look at the numbers, I can make up my mind about what that means," he said.
posted on March 31, 2004 09:22:43 AM new
thats why they have baloney sandwich for sale
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