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The last TV ad for state Sen. Harri Anne Smith accuses GOP primary opponent state Rep. Jay Love of voting “for higher income taxes,” trying “to raise taxes one billion,” and voting “for Alabama’s largest tax increase.” The specific votes cited on screen for these claims is House Bill 1 on June 2, 2003. (See the screen shots below. Click on them if you want to see them bigger. See the ad in .wmv format here.)
According to ALISON, when that bill (HB1 of the first special session) went to the Senate, Sen. Harri Anne Smith also voted for it. See Roll Call votes 275 and 276 on June 7, 2003.
If she is saying that Love’s vote on HB1 is evidence that he voted for higher income taxes, for raising taxes by one billion dollars, and for Alabama’s largest tax increase, then isn’t her vote on HB1 evidence that she did the same?
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In comment #49, Jay Loves Taxes justified Smith’s vote for the cell phone tax by saying one group “would not have to pay all of the taxes, everyone would have to.”
You’re sounding very liberal because that’s the same argument that the supporters of Amendment One used.
When you’re in a box, JLT, it’s hard to spin your way out of it.
The cell phone tax was not passed to relieve elderly from taxes. It was passed because the Legislature did not want to implement Siegelman’s franchise tax revision that was punitive to business. Keep in mind that this was during the economic downturn following 9/11, so the state was broke.
In order to pass a balanced budget, the Legislature was forced to raise the cell phone tax, and Harri Anne even voted to override Siegelman’s veto of the tax increase.
So not only did she vote to raise taxes, she had to fight Don Siegelman in order to do it, and that’s saying a LOT!
Of course, I’m sure Siegelman got over it since Harri Anne was a supporter and contributor of his back when she was a Democrat about 10 years ago.
SMITH RAISED YOUR TAXES! #49 IS A LIAR! This “Jay Loves Taxes” person LIES A LOT! Here is the truth. You say “Love is the bigger tax raiser”. YOU LIE. Smith RAISED YOUR TAXES, LOVE DID NOT RAISE YOUR TAXES.
QUIT SPINNING FOR YOUR SILLY LITTLE GIRLFRIEND AND QUIT LYING ON THIS SITE