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Another conservative group goes after Pawlenty

Posted at 11:40 AM on July 2, 2008 by Tom Scheck (2 Comments)

The National Taxpayers Union criticized Gov. Pawlenty on government spending and taxes (h/t Club for Growth). Here's a snippet from the NTU's blog:

Taxes
Pawlenty's record on taxes can rightly be characterized as a disaster for Minnesotans. There have been no broad-based tax cuts in Minnesota and the largest reduction during Pawlenty's time in office is only $28.7 million.

Overall, during Pawlenty's tenure, taxes have increased $1.74 billion (with a b). Some supporters might attempt to describe these increases as merely fees, but consumers and corporations nevertheless have to pay the bill. To his credit, Pawlenty has proposed a modest $77.3 million reduction in sales taxes for FY 2009, but this is more than offset with $138.7 million in other tax and fee hikes.

Rumors are abound that Pawlenty is the front-runner for McCain's VP slot, but with over $1.7 billion in tax hikes to his name and even more on the way, McCain might think twice about choosing Pawlenty.

Comments (2)

FYI:

The url for Mr. Batkins' post has been changed to the following; nothing in the original text of the posting has changed:

http://blog.ntu.org/main/post.php?post_id=3556

Readers who go to the previous link published on your blog can also view the post by simply clicking on the "Blog Home" option.

Thank you.

Posted by Pete Sepp | July 2, 2008 4:49 PM

I updated the link. Thanks!

Posted by Tom Scheck | July 2, 2008 4:52 PM

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