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Budget continues to dominate news—a good thing for the GOP

The budget battle in Harrisburg is in full swing and taxpayers across the commonwealth are clutching their wallets tightly, waiting to see if Gov. Ed Rendell and his Democratic allies can impose a major tax increase during one of the worst economic climates in our state’s history. Pennsylvania Republicans are committed to supporting a fiscally responsible budget plan and are outraged that the Democrats want to raise taxes by 16 percent on Pennsylvanians at a time when many families are struggling to make ends meet. According to the governor’s own figures, the Democratic tax hike will cost the average Pennsylvania family an extra $500 a year. To learn more about the effect of such a considerable attack on the budgets of hardworking Pennsylvania families, watch our Party’s latest Web ad, “$500.”

While the GOP have stood up for Pennsylvania families by promoting our Web ads on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and our other social networking sites to get the message out about Rendell’s proposed tax increase, other groups have launched similar efforts to attack the Governor’s budget. The House Republican Caucus launched a great new Web site called, StopPATaxHike.com, where visitors can voice their displeasure with the governor’s plans to raise taxes.  The Commonwealth Foundation, a nonpartisan Harrisburg think tank, has also launched a new Web site, PleaseNoMoreTaxes.org, where visitors can sign an online petition to tell Rendell and the legislature to cut spending and urge them not to raise taxes.

In the coming days, we plan to release more videos and ramp up efforts to fight against the Democratic tax increase. The point of these efforts is to make one message clear: The governor and state House Democratic leaders would rather cut your family’s budget than cut unnecessary spending from the state’s.

June 24, 2009 at 11:42 am

--Michael Barley

Tags: Budget, Ed Rendell

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