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| Thursday, 04 March 2010 | |
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By Zach Richter On March 3,2010 the Superstition Mountain Rotary Club welcomed a very special guest to their weekly luncheon at the Gold Canyon Golf Resort.  Jan Brewer explains to the Superstition Mountain Rotary Club what will happen to AZ without her one percent tax increase. The Governor began her speech by reminding the audience that she has always been committed to smaller government and increased personal freedoms. However she made it abundantly clear that the time has come to take drastic measures. Currently the state is about one billion dollars shy of where it needs to be. Brewer acknowledged the sacrifices that have been made to get to this point but stressed that more are needed. "No other state government has cut more than we have," she said; before adding, "cuts alone are not enough we must raise additional revenue." After reminding listeners that she hadn't voted for a tax increase in over twenty years; the governor urged them all to vote yes on Proposition 100, "because it is the right thing to do. We have overdrawn the checking, maxed out the credit cards and mortgaged the house," she said. "If we want to preserve programs we must raise taxes." Proposition 100 would increase the state's sales tax by one percent, but only until 2013. If the proposition fails additional cuts will need to be made essential services like education and public safety. " It [the state] will look like a third world country if another billion dollars is cut from the budget," Brewer said bluntly. "It is going to be brutal." Despite her cataclysmic predictions, Brewer encouraged voters to do their own research and make their own decisions. "This is not a cure all, there are still more reductions to come," she reminded. However, this brief aside was followed by a comment about trusting voters to pass the proposition so more cuts don't have to be made to education , so everything stayed on message. |
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