Dear fellow tax hikers, we are proud to name Roxanne Qualls our 2013 Tax Hiker of the Year. As you'll see, nobody is more deserving of this prestigious award. Consider Roxanne's fabulous record:
1) Was the leading advocate for the Bedinghaus Stadium Tax that has brought so much wealth and prosperity to this area. It was the tv ads from Roxanne Qualls The Stadium Queen that pushed public support for this excellent tax increase over 50%.
2) Endorsed the 2007 Jail Tax that was sadly rejected by 56% of Hamilton County voters, and rejected by an even larger margin in Cincinnati.
3) Endorsed a Light Rail tax, which would cost us billions.
4) Huge advocate of the Cincinnati streetcar, costing $133 million and counting, to run a loop under 4 miles.
5) Huge advocate of the Parking Plan, taking money from the future to spend it now, which will necessitate a tax increase in the future to make up for those lost revenues.
6) Raised property taxes 3 times to pay for the streetcar. It should be noted this won't affect Roxanne much, since her downtown property receives a huge tax abatement.
We know there are plenty more tax hikes we could add to this list. As you see, Roxanne Qualls has developed a fantastic record of raising taxes and growing government. While we usually like to give this award to Republicans, Roxanne might be the best tax-hiker we have. She has earned this honor.
We need good tax hikers in office and that's why we must elect Roxanne our Mayor. John Cranley is an unacceptable choice. He opposes the streetcar, opposes the parking plan, supports the property tax rollback, and has criticized the Bedinghaus Stadium deal. The stakes are too high. If you believe in more stadiums, more streetcars, and more taxes, you must vote for Roxanne Qualls for Mayor!
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Rick Bryan - 2011 Tax Hiker of the Year
Dear fellow tax hikers, we proudly name Blue Ash City Councilman Rick Bryan our 2011 Tax Hiker of the Year. Tax Hikin' Rick Bryan has an extensive record of raising taxes and growing the size of government.
Most people familiar with Rick say that he is one of the least hardworking and most irrelevant politicians in Southwest Ohio, and for the most part they are correct. But we love Rick anyways because he works very hard at two things - raising taxes and building big taxpayer-funded monuments. Consider the Rick Bryan record:
1) Teamed with former Attorney General Marc Dann to endorse a 15 year, $777 million Sales Tax increase on Hamilton County residents. Sadly, 56% of county voters rejected Rick's huge Sales Tax hike.
2) Publicly endorsed a 2006 Charter Amendment giving Blue Ash City Council the authority to raise the city's earnings tax from a measly 1% to 1.25%.
3) As soon as this amendment passed, Tax Hikin' Rick Bryan wasted no time taking advantage of this power by voting to raise the earnings tax by 25% on the undertaxed residents and workers of Blue Ash.
4) After raising the earnings tax, our Rick has enthusiastically pushed to spend it all on vitally important items such as a $14 million Rec Center rebuild (when it could have been renovated for $3 million), a big new park, a new arts center (30 feet from Sharonville's), AND The Big All-Important Golf Course Clubhouse Expansion. While many communities are wasting their money on things like police, fire, roads, and snow removal, Bryan makes sure Blue Ash focuses on building big expensive monuments on which they can hang an expensive plaque with the names of each City Councilman.
5) Strongly supported the re-election of our hero Bob Bedinghaus for all the great things he did for Hamilton County. We needed those stadium deals, and we're glad Rick Bryan understands this.
6) Voted to have Blue Ash City Council endorse the tax increase which more than doubled the Hotel/Motel Tax in Hamilton County. This tax increase was pushed by Virgil Lovitt, sponsored by Jean Schmidt, and signed into law by Bob Taft - a legendary trio of tax hikers.
7) Opposed the nomination of our nemesis Pat DeWine for Judge. DeWine opposed the $777 million Sales Tax increase that Bryan endorsed, and our Rick wanted to make sure DeWine was severely punished for his fiscally conservative ways.
8) A fine example of Rick's efforts to make Blue Ash so "well-run", the City actually paid a band to NOT perform at the Taste of Blue Ash. Never have we seen a wiser use of taxpayer dollars.
9) Finally, Rick proudly wears his big, manly, mad-sexy mustache everywhere he goes. Given his poor work ethic and limited ability to understand complex issues, Rick Bryan needs that Mustache Power to be the tax-hiking superstar he has become today.
As you can see, Tax Hikin' Rick Bryan is a fantastic tax increaser and is highly deserving of his Tax Hiker of the Year Award. He doesn't do many things well, but nobody can deny his superior skills at raising taxes and building big monuments. We hope everyone will join us in congratulating our 2011 Tax Hiker of the Year Rick Bryan!
Most people familiar with Rick say that he is one of the least hardworking and most irrelevant politicians in Southwest Ohio, and for the most part they are correct. But we love Rick anyways because he works very hard at two things - raising taxes and building big taxpayer-funded monuments. Consider the Rick Bryan record:
1) Teamed with former Attorney General Marc Dann to endorse a 15 year, $777 million Sales Tax increase on Hamilton County residents. Sadly, 56% of county voters rejected Rick's huge Sales Tax hike.
2) Publicly endorsed a 2006 Charter Amendment giving Blue Ash City Council the authority to raise the city's earnings tax from a measly 1% to 1.25%.
3) As soon as this amendment passed, Tax Hikin' Rick Bryan wasted no time taking advantage of this power by voting to raise the earnings tax by 25% on the undertaxed residents and workers of Blue Ash.
4) After raising the earnings tax, our Rick has enthusiastically pushed to spend it all on vitally important items such as a $14 million Rec Center rebuild (when it could have been renovated for $3 million), a big new park, a new arts center (30 feet from Sharonville's), AND The Big All-Important Golf Course Clubhouse Expansion. While many communities are wasting their money on things like police, fire, roads, and snow removal, Bryan makes sure Blue Ash focuses on building big expensive monuments on which they can hang an expensive plaque with the names of each City Councilman.
5) Strongly supported the re-election of our hero Bob Bedinghaus for all the great things he did for Hamilton County. We needed those stadium deals, and we're glad Rick Bryan understands this.
6) Voted to have Blue Ash City Council endorse the tax increase which more than doubled the Hotel/Motel Tax in Hamilton County. This tax increase was pushed by Virgil Lovitt, sponsored by Jean Schmidt, and signed into law by Bob Taft - a legendary trio of tax hikers.
7) Opposed the nomination of our nemesis Pat DeWine for Judge. DeWine opposed the $777 million Sales Tax increase that Bryan endorsed, and our Rick wanted to make sure DeWine was severely punished for his fiscally conservative ways.
8) A fine example of Rick's efforts to make Blue Ash so "well-run", the City actually paid a band to NOT perform at the Taste of Blue Ash. Never have we seen a wiser use of taxpayer dollars.
9) Finally, Rick proudly wears his big, manly, mad-sexy mustache everywhere he goes. Given his poor work ethic and limited ability to understand complex issues, Rick Bryan needs that Mustache Power to be the tax-hiking superstar he has become today.
As you can see, Tax Hikin' Rick Bryan is a fantastic tax increaser and is highly deserving of his Tax Hiker of the Year Award. He doesn't do many things well, but nobody can deny his superior skills at raising taxes and building big monuments. We hope everyone will join us in congratulating our 2011 Tax Hiker of the Year Rick Bryan!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Tax Hiker of the Year TBA Thursday morning
Dear fellow tax hikers, now that our efforts to install Tracy Winkler as the new Hamilton County Clerk of Courts have resulted in victory, we now return to a high priority item. As you know, we have already selected our Tax Hiker of the Year. Today we announce that we are planning a big rollout this week.
This Thursday morning at 7:30 AM, Republicans for Higher Taxes will name the winner of our 2011 Tax Hiker of the Year award. We promise that we have found a highly deserving recipient. We know that you all will be just as proud of our accomplished winner as we are.
We trust that everyone understands the reason for our delay. Our movement needed to focus all of our attention on selecting Tracy Winkler to be our next Clerk of Courts. This was an important victory for us. With that behind us, we can give our Tax Hiker of the Year the big-time attention that he or she deserves. We have always done right by the winner of this most prestigious award and this year will be no different. Tax us more!
This Thursday morning at 7:30 AM, Republicans for Higher Taxes will name the winner of our 2011 Tax Hiker of the Year award. We promise that we have found a highly deserving recipient. We know that you all will be just as proud of our accomplished winner as we are.
We trust that everyone understands the reason for our delay. Our movement needed to focus all of our attention on selecting Tracy Winkler to be our next Clerk of Courts. This was an important victory for us. With that behind us, we can give our Tax Hiker of the Year the big-time attention that he or she deserves. We have always done right by the winner of this most prestigious award and this year will be no different. Tax us more!
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