Florida Governor's Race: Sink Doesn't Rule Out Using Taxes to for $12.5B in Her New Spending

Tax and Spend Alex Sink is living up to her reputation. In the debate after first not saying how she is going to pay for her $12.5B in new spending, Sink looks to have settled on using an 'Internet Tax' down the road to get the money for her new programs. She addresses it as the 'fairness issue' for taxing internet purchases.

Taxing an entity who has no infrastructure in the State doesn't seem very fair as it will cost them more money to handle the taxes and all the paperwork associated with ensuring the State gets their tax dollars.

That's as bad as here in Oklahoma when some 'misguided' state reps said that we should be 'happy' to pay a voluntary internet tax on items we purchase. Bet me!

Guess this means the Democrats have run out of areas to tax so now they are looking at the Internet. Since Sink is part of that Tax and Spend Obama Democrat mentality with wanting to spend $12.5B more without a way to pay for it, we figure the Internet Tax must be part of the Obama Talking Points memo to Democrat Governor candidates as a way to raise taxes.

Sink Doesn’t Rule Out Using Taxes To Pay For $12.5 Billion In New Spending
Oct 21, 2010

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Alex Sink didn’t rule out proposing a state income tax as a way to pay for the $12.5 billion in new spending she includes in her economic plan.

During Monday night’s statewide CBS debate, Rick Scott questioned Alex Sink on how she will pay for the $12.5 billion dollars in spending she proposes in her economic plan. Scott asked “What tax does she have to raise? She’s already backed taxes in payroll and sales and cable and water. Is she going to have to propose an income tax?”

Unable to provide a clear answer, Alex Sink first claimed that she would not support any tax increases then immediately said she would consider an internet sales tax down the road. “But, down the road, as I work with the legislature on many of these issues of fairness, we do have to address the fairness issue because our local retailers are very disadvantaged on the sales tax issues...”

Rick Scott spokesman Trey Stapleton said “This is another prime example of Alex Sinks failure to provide Floridians with a clear plan that will turn the state around. If you believe Sink’s Obama math, you can increase spending without providing a way to pay for it. You don’t have to be a 4.0 math major to know that the only way you can pay for these proposals without cutting spending is through increased taxation or federal stimulus money. Both fit into Sink’s liberal ideology.”

Rick Scott has a plan to grow the economy and jobs while cutting spending while Sink has a plan to spend $12.8B more with no real plan to pay for the expenditures except  taxing the internet. The choice for Florida is clear -- Vote SCOTT/CARROLL on November 2nd and send Alex Sink and her 'internet tax' to the unemployment line in January!



Let's Get to Work!  Scott/Carroll for Florida 2010!