Ohio Republican Party misrepresents Lovitt's record

We are disappointed in the behavior of the Ohio Republican Party in their efforts to allegedly help our candidate for State Representative, Virgil Lovitt. Recently we were informed of a mailing from the ORP that misrepresents Lovitt's record and gives false economic analysis.

First, we are extremely upset that the mailer makes false claims against Lovitt. It states, "Virgil Lovitt will work to lower taxes so families keep more of what they earn". Baloney! When has Virgil Lovitt ever worked to lower taxes? Virgil Lovitt has spent his career working very hard to raise taxes so that the government keeps more of what families earn. Because of his hard work we rewarded him with our prestigious 2008 Tax Hiker of the Year award. We know that, if elected, Lovitt will continue his honorable efforts to raise our taxes.

Second, the mailer states, "because higher taxes hurt families and businesses". This is not true. Higher taxes lead to greater prosperity. We Ohioans pay some of the highest taxes in the country and look how great our economy is. Hamilton County pays some of the highest taxes in the state, and nobody could say our county isn't thriving! We are especially fortunate here to pay higher Sales Taxes for the stadiums which have revived the Riverfront zone and built the Banks. All of this is because we pay higher taxes.

We are surprised and disappointed the ORP would say these things. It is Ohio Republicans who gave us Bob Taft's Sales Tax increase. It is Ohio Republicans who gave us Bob Taft's Gas Tax increase. It is Ohio Republicans, including Mayor Lovitt, who gave us Hamilton County's Hotel Tax increase. It is Ohio Republicans who gave us the stadium taxes. It is the Hamilton County Republicans who endorsed the Simon Leis Sales Tax hike, and have never opposed any tax increase. We can't forget that Ohio Republicans gave us great servants like George Voinovich, Bob Taft, Jean Schmidt, Bill Seitz, and Bob Bedinghaus. We are the party of higher taxes and Virgil Lovitt is our #1 disciple.