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Romney Campaign Press Release - In Case You Missed It: "Ambiguity On Taxes Is Something Republicans Cannot Afford"

October 05, 2007

"Giuliani And Taxes"

By Cesar Conda

Townhall

October 5, 2007

"Over the past few months, Mayor Rudy Giuliani has attempted to make the case that he is the strongest economic conservative in the race. However, FactCheck.org, which is run by the non-partisan Annenberg School at the University Of Pennsylvania, has pointed out that Mayor Giuliani's record on taxes isn't as conservative as advertised.

"Most glaring is Mayor Giuliani's refusal to pledge not to raise taxes by signing Americans for Tax Reform's 'Taxpayer Protection Pledge.' As former Congressman Vin Weber said, the pledge 'has become institutionalized in Republican politics. ... It's really become an economic policy.' By signing this pledge, Giuliani could make a commitment to no new taxes the cornerstone of his tax agenda. Yet, he refuses to sign the pledge and clearly remains open to raising taxes.

"While some may find his record troubling, his recent statements on the campaign trail have proven baffling. Recently, in an interview with the Associated Press, Giuliani refused to rule out a tax increase as a way of solving our Social Security problems. In the interview, he said, 'I am opposed to tax increases, but I would look at whatever proposal they came up with and try to figure out how we can come up with a bipartisan way to do it.'

"In the wake of Giuliani's comments on Social Security, Club for Growth President Pat Toomey felt obliged to write an open letter to Mayor Giuliani. In the letter, Toomey expressed his surprise at Giuliani's comments. Toomey said the comments, 'if true, together with your refusal to sign Americans for Tax Reform's anti-tax pledge, casts doubt on your commitment to opposing all tax increases.' Giuliani economic advisor Steve Forbes was forced to pen a response to Toomey in an attempt to alleviate the Club for Growth's fears. Ambiguity on taxes is something Republicans cannot afford.

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"Mayor Giuliani's actions have cast doubt on his commitment to the low-tax, economic conservatism that have been a basic pillar of the Republican Party since Ronald Reagan."

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"Simply put, Mayor Giuliani has failed to produce a forward-looking, pro-growth fiscal agenda."

Cesar Conda, a former domestic and economic policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, is an Advisory Board Member of the International Economy Magazine. Conda is an outside advisor to the Romney campaign.

To read the full interview, please see: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/CesarConda/2007/10/04/giuliani_and_taxes

Mitt Romney, Romney Campaign Press Release - In Case You Missed It: "Ambiguity On Taxes Is Something Republicans Cannot Afford" Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/296789

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