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DEL.ICIO.USThe quick squeeze on Cagle begins: Dick Armey says he should override the veto
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We’re told that former U.S. House majority leader Dick Armey has faxed a quick letter to Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, urging him to override Gov. Sonny Perdue’s veto of the mid-year budget.
Armey is now chairman of FreedomWorks, an anti-tax group. Armey recently met with Cagle.
Here is the content of the letter:
On behalf of nearly 13,000 FreedomWorks members in Georgia, I am writing to strongly urge you to vote in support of the House position to override the Governor’s veto of the $142 million tax rebate for Georgia.
Given the recent growth of government spending in Georgia, and the rapid appreciation of housing prices and related property taxes, FreedomWorks believes this tax rebate is appropriate and necessary.
Indeed, according to the latest rankings from the Tax Foundation, Georgia’s state and local tax burden of 10.3 percent is higher than neighboring states Florida, Tennessee, and Alabama.
It is time to put taxpayers first, and to remember that it is their hard-earned money that is under discussion. As such, I urge your support for the $142 million in tax relieve for Georgia taxpayers.
Thank you in advance for your continued support of lower taxes and limited, responsible government.
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By Mark
April 20, 2007 3:13 PM | Link to this
Casey Cagle is holding 56 Senators hostage. Shouldn’t someone call 911?
By ed
April 21, 2007 10:57 AM | Link to this
sad that it takes ol’ dick to make cagle realize this. Georgia is (proudly) one of the most conservative states in the US. We should be setting an example for the socialist wannabes elsewhere in the nation. This small tax cut is nice, but more needs to be done. Lets start by giving peach-care the ax… paying teachers what their services are really worth…privatizing as many major roads as possible… oh, and making state uneducation something worth a crap, you know, that whole voucher thing?