Rubio: “I think people need to understand, because this thing is being misrepresented by the leadership, the Democratic leadership in Congress, that these tax cuts are not new tax cuts, they are the existing tax code. They are what the tax code is right now. If we do not reinstitute them, then next year everybody’s taxes are going to go up all across the board. Now what they’re saying is, ‘Well, we’re only going to raise taxes on the rich.’ Well, their definition of ‘rich’ is pretty scary. It’s anybody who makes more than $200,000, but not just anybody, any business, any small business. You know, a large number of businesses in America are organized as S corporations, so they pay on their personal rate. So, if you have a business that makes more than $200,000—not salary, just revenue—for that business, your taxes across the board are going to go up next year. And you want to talk about a job destroying measure? That tax increase in the middle of a horrifying recession would destroy jobs and keep new ones from being created.”
Miami, FL – With Charlie Crist’s campaign now saying he supports the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, the governor has committed yet another flip-flop. First, when he was running as a Republican, his website stated clearly that “Charlie Crist supports making the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent.” However, in an attempt to get Democrat votes, Crist removed that language. Now, his campaign tells the Sunshine State News that he does indeed support extending the tax cuts. Does anyone know what Crist truly believes?
“Floridians would like to be able to trust Charlie Crist on taxes, but his flip-flop-flip on the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts only serves as a reminder of his record of raising taxes on Floridians and supporting ObamaCare and cap-and-trade tax increases. Besides, the last time spokespeople gave Crist’s position on any issue they were unequivocally promising that he would remain a Republican. Marco Rubio is the only candidate in Florida who has outlined a pro-jobs agenda as a check and balance to the Obama-Reid-Pelosi policies that are harming our economy,” said Alex Burgos, Rubio for Senate spokesman.
This website purging is just the latest in an extensive list of flip-flops since Crist left the Republican Party. Crist has removed statements of support for offshore drilling, repealing ObamaCare and pro-life measures, among others. He has changed positions on remaining a Republican, returning campaign contributions, supporting the confirmations of Sotomayor and Kagan, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, gay adoption and Cuba. While the changes are a transparent attempt to curry favor with the Obama-Reid-Pelosi establishment, they also make it nearly impossible for anyone to know where Crist stands on a number of issues important to millions of Floridians.
Miami, FL – Charlie Crist is continuing his campaign to say and do anything to win an election by removing from his website all mention of supporting the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. As the debate rages in Washington over whether to make these cuts permanent to provide some economic certainty to taxpayers and small business owners to help create jobs, Crist is continuing to move closer and closer to the Democrat establishment in Washington, D.C., by erasing statements from his website such as “Charlie Crist supports making the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent.”
This website purging is just the latest in an extensive list of flip-flops since Crist left the Republican Party. Crist has removed statements of support for offshore drilling, repealing ObamaCare and pro-life measures, among others. While the changes are a transparent attempt to curry favor with the Obama-Reid-Pelosi establishment, they also make it nearly impossible for anyone to know where Crist stands on a number of issues important to millions of Floridians.
“If Charlie Crist no longer supports making the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent, he should tell Floridians immediately,” said Rubio for Senate spokesman Alex Burgos. “Crist’s daily flip-flops are putting Floridians in the difficult position of trying to discern what his campaign is actually about. However, one thing in this race is clear, Marco Rubio is the only candidate who will act as a check-and-balance against the anti-jobs policies coming out of Washington and provide a clear, conservative alternative.”
“Charlie Crist supports making the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts permanent. If given the opportunity, Charlie Crist will vote to make permanent tax cuts within individual income brackets, a permanent tax cut on capital gains, a permanent end to the unfair death tax and the end of the unfair marriage tax penalty. Congress must act in an expeditious manner to make these tax cuts permanent. Failing to do so will result in millions of Americans with higher income taxes, increased tax on their investment and increased taxes on their business.”
