John Kasich recruits Mary Taylor to be his Lt. Gov. because of her budget expertise

[samplegirl]

This pretty scary; John Kasich recruits Mary Taylor to be his Lt. Gov because of her budget expertise, but even she cannot explain how he plans on filling the 40% hole in the state budget that would be there if he gets his way and abolishes our state income tax.

COLUMBUS – Appearing on ONN's Capitol Square this morning, Republican State Auditor Mary Taylor could not explain the specifics of how our state could fill a more than 40 percent hole in the state budget that would be created by eliminating the state income tax, a proposal championed by her running mate John Kasich.

Asked by ONN's Jim Heath for her take on such a proposal, Taylor said, "Well I think you have to, first of all, understand what the proposal is, you know, what is the proposal…"

That's a good question that Congressman Kasich needs to answer. What cuts would he make? What taxes would he raise? When would the cuts begin? And what cuts are on the table? Would Kasich be open to massive cuts in education, Medicaid, or other vital programs he voted to cut during his 18 years in Congress?

Mary Taylor was recruited by John Kasich to join the GOP ticket because of her alleged budget expertise. However, she has thus far been unable to say how Congressman Kasich would balance the state budget under this radical tax plan.

In addition, Mary Taylor has referred to this radical tax plan as "the proposal by John Kasich to eliminate the state's income tax."

BACKGROUND

The Associated Press highlighted a non-partisan Legislative Service Commission analysis that shows Congressman Kasich’s budget plan will cost nearly $900 million in the first year and create a $12 billion budget deficit by 2020.

The commission found that, under this plan, phasing out the income tax would lead to a $285.9 million cut in the local government fund by 2020. This would lead to massive cuts to police and fire departments, parks, and other services. In addition, libraries would lose $172.5 million. Ohio schools would lose over $2 billion, according to the commission.

Since announcing his candidacy for governor in June 2009, Kasich has made a repeal of the state income tax the centerpiece of his campaign platform. His proposal has been criticized widely across the state. The Akron Beacon Journal said that Kasich's proposal would create a "massive hole" in the state budget and that Ohioans deserve a "full explanation" of his plan. Similarly, a columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer called Kasich's plan "reckless" and "draconian," and said that "the sort of gibberish that sounds good on Fox News doesn't necessarily make for good public policy in the heartland."

For more information on the Kasich tax plan and the cuts it will impose on local communities, visit KasichCuts.com.

[samplegirl]

1. Kasich will destroy Ohio if he gets in.

[bulloney]

5. Kasich spawned the political career of Ron Christie, to give you an idea of his ideology.

Christie was on Kasich's Washington DC office staff around 20 years ago.

These people who want to abolish state income taxes point glowingly to other states that don't have them. In most cases, these are states where tourism is strong and they can soak the tourists with high sales taxes for lodging and entertainment. In Ohio the climate doesn't allow the luxury of keeping places like Kings Island and Cedar Point open year-round. Ohio doesn't have mountains for winter skiing, like Colorado and other states. Due to climate, topography and other factors, tourism will never be as big in Ohio as in areas such as southern coastal states and the West. In warm-climate states, they don't have to spend countless millions of dollars annually to clear snow and ice from the roadways and repair roads and bridges from the changing weather.

Abolishing the state income tax without a viable alternative is foolish.

The fact that Kasich cannot tell you how he would fill the void left from abolishing the state income tax shows you he's all talk. The state's financially strapped already. Programs aimed at workforce and economic development were eliminated or cut to the bone this year.

[Kolesar]

8. I like Ron Christie

He looks like a tongue tied index finger with a couple of craft-store eyeballs glued to him and a pair of glasses. He talks and he says nothing to help his party.

Can we balance the budget by releasing all the marijuana inmates?

[Kolesar]

2. The Buckeye Institute recommends introducing a different tax on all transactions

...to replace the lost revenue. It took me a lot of digging to find the proposal. www.buckeyeinstitute.com I am surprised that Taylor did not understand this.

There is some sense to it, but the gop message is simplified and dumbified as an electoral strategy: no income tax.

[NEOhiodemocrat]

3. this would be disasterous for Ohio

You wonder how people can hear "repeal state income taxes" and get so excited at the prospect of saving a few hundred dollars a year that they can not see that the cuts in public services they would suffer as a result will be in the thousands. I think Kasich would be Ohio's Bush.

[bulloney]

6. I think Bob Taft has already earned that title, NEOhiodemocrat.

He left the governor's office under a cloud of scandal with the state financially strapped.

[SoCalDem]

4. These no-tax people are NUTS..

A government gets operating money from taxes. No tax money coming in, means no money to govern..

It's always reminded me of a boss telling you you are getting a raise...by cutting your pay rate:)

the problem we have in state and federal governance, is that rich people have been piggybacking on the middle class & poor people for DECADES, and now we are all just plain tapped out.

[saltpoint]

7. Kasich is a poor choice for a State's chief executive.

Also Ohio has a great governor already. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

9. Kasich would be a poor choice to mow my lawn (nt)

[saltpoint]

10. : )

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