State Representative Jay Hottinger has countered Governor Stickland's call to sell bonds "for new jobs" by urging, instead, more tax credits for business. His plan for sticking taxpayers again is written with a straight face in a column on the WCLT web site.
(I wrote about Strickland's plan 2/7/08 "Magic Nanny Strickland should cut government slop, not sell bonds")
Increasing tax credits for business is the same as raising taxes on citizens because state income is going to come from someone. Strickland's plan would borrow money today and let our grandchildren worry about how to pay it back.
Hottinger has problems with that because, well, it would take too long to get voter approval, get the bonds sold, get the spending party started. His plan would get the hogs to the trough quickly and wouldn't require that pesky voter approval.
Also - get this - Hottinger warns that "Given the cyclical nature of the economy, our state could have exited any recession we might find ourselves in by the time this (Strickland's) stimulus package goes into action."
In other words, if we don't stick taxpayers for more money quickly, we may not need it.
Our state representative would serve voters better by coming up with a plan to save money, not just another slight-of-hand to encourage political donations.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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Maybe Howard Hill is the answer to all that is described in the comments by Mr. Humphrey. If Hill is successful in his campaign, we can hope that he will put forth an honest effort to clear some things up for us in Licking County and the great State of OHIO!
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