Shapiro-Richards: No New Taxes if Elected
The Democratic candidates for county commissioner say they would 'begin at zero' and make each organization in county government 'make its case.'
Democratic candidates Josh Shapiro and Leslie Richards said today that they would not increase county taxes if elected to County Commissioner seats in November. The tax promise was made as part of the candidates' fiscal platform, which they announced to gathered members of the media at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown this morning. The announcement came two days after the Republican candidates for County Commissioner, Jenny Brown and Bruce Castor, announced their own fiscal platform. The two candidates said they have spent the past few months campaigning throughout Montgomery County by attending 67 community events, 37 house parties, visiting eight senior centers, and making 12,000 phone calls to prospective voters. They …
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Tom Williams
7:09 pm on Saturday, September 24, 2011
Looks like Castor's plan all along has been to raise taxes. As I said in my earlier post, thanks for pointing that out Tom B., I stand corrected. more ›