Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-MD) called a special session of the state legislature for the sole purpose of ramming through over $1 billion in tax increases.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI) forced over $3 billion in tax hikes on Michigan taxpayers in ‘07.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) proposed the biggest tax increase in Illinois history. Once that failed, he continued to push for tax increases that were luckily defeated by taxpayer advocates in the legislature.
Gov. Jim Doyle (D-WI) broke his campaign promise to Wisconsin taxpayers by pushing for massive tax increases on everything under the sun.
Gov. Ed Rendell’s aka “Spend-ell” (D-PA) list of tax increase proposals was longer than the phone book.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) tried to skirt the supermajority requirement for tax increases by calling his proposed tax hike a “fee.” True Lies, huh?
Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s (D-OR) Healthy Kids Initiative would have done nothing but make Oregon taxpayers sick.
By weakening the Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, Gov. Bill Owens (D-CO) has reserved a permanent spot on the naughty list.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – Attempting to TEMPORARILY patch the Alternative Minimum Tax with a PERMANENT tax increase. Among other things.
Rep. Robert Andrews (NJ-1), Rep. Brad Ellsworth (Ind.-8), and Rep. Ben Chandler (KY-6), made a written commitment to their constituents to oppose all tax increases – a pledge they each broke FOUR TIMES in 2007.
Rep. Charlie Rangel, chairman of the tax-writing Ways & Means Committee, introduced his “Mother of All Tax Hikes” – a $1 Trillion+ tax increase on the American people.
Rep. Heath Shuler (NC-11) -- Despite campaigning as a conservative Democrat, Shuler has voted for numerous tax increases in his first year in Congress and his staff isn’t hiding their boss’s willingness to raid taxpayers’ wallets.
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), voiced an objection to a proposed permanent ban on Internet taxation.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tried to shove through a $21 Billion energy tax hike.
Warren Buffett testified in front of the Senate Finance Committee in favor of keeping the Death Tax, without mentioning his conflict of interest.
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Gov. Matt Blunt (R-MO) was one of the first governors to open state government’s books to public scrutiny.
Gov. Mark Sanford’s (R-SC) executive order to put state government expenditures online is another step in the right direction for South Carolina.
Gov. Rick Perry’s (R-TX) leadership was instrumental in empowering Texas taxpayers to track their tax dollars with the click of a mouse.
In a state like Louisiana, Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal (R-LA) promises good news for Louisiana taxpayers.
State Sen. Tom McClintock’s (R-Thousand Oaks) leadership was instrumental in taking tax increases off the table. McClintock ensured that all but one Republican in the state legislature signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis redefined the role of party chairman in leading the fight against tax increases in Michigan- restoring the mantle of fiscal responsibility to the Michigan Republican Party.
Rep. Eric Cantor (VA-7) is a leader in the fight against capital gains tax increases on private equity firms.
Rep. Jeff Flake (Ariz. -7) is an anti-earmark champion.
Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.-1) for introducing the Taxpayer Choice Act
Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.) for his leadership on transparency in federal government spending.
Sen. Jim DeMint (SC) has been the Senate's earmark hawk, most recently setting his sights on the 9000+ earmarks in the Omnibus legislation before the Senate this week.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (KY) shepherded through a repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax without offsets.
OLMS --The union financial watch-dog agency, the Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS) despite budget cuts and opposition, has continued to succeed. Since fiscal year 2001, OLMS investigations have yielded a total of 856 indictments with 806 convictions and court-ordered restitution of more than $102 million.
Under Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus’s leadership, the Wisconsin GOP took on Governor Doyle and his tax-and-spend pals in the legislature.
Whoopi Goldberg – While on The View, Whoopi said this about the Death Tax: "If I give something to my kid and I already paid the tax, why do I have to pay it again because I died?"
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