For Immediate Release Contact: Brook Hougesen
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 Phone: 630-991-1057
DILLARD RESPONDS TO HYNES TAX INCREASE
LISLE, Ill. – Earlier today, Democrat Dan Hynes released his plans to raise taxes through a Constitutional Amendment. State Senator Kirk Dillard, Republican gubernatorial candidate, today addressed the Dan Hynes tax increase:
No state has ever taxed and borrowed its way into prosperity - the same way no family has ever spent their way out of a financial bind. It’s more of the Blagojevich-Hynes-Quinn-Chicago “dem-economics” that got us into this problem.
When are Illinois Democrat leaders, who control every statewide office and both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly, going to learn? Just like Illinois families and small businesses, the state must learn to live within its means.
These plans do not represent leadership. Instead, they represent more of the tried and failed. Others are proposing more borrowing--another failed economic concept--to bring about growth and prosperity.
As Governor, I will immediately begin the tough work I learned as Chief of Staff during the Edgar Administration. Although we inherited significant debt, we balanced the budget and left a surplus.
I will aggressively tackle a state budget that has now grown to more than $50 billion dollars. We can fund the essential services and provide for the most needy in our state with current revenues if we simply set our priorities and transform the way government is run. We need a responsible budget hat prioritizes the state’s programs and expenses.
Illinos needs to grow our economy...create a strong jobs and career climate....stop demonizing “job creators” and let the world and country know that, once again, Illinois is open for business development and expansion. A good start would be to pass the jobs initiatives I outlined earlier this week.
If we accomplish these goals, we will transform Illinois from being 48th in economic expansion to entering the top-ten list as fast as possible.
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