“Beer Tax: Huckabee opposed letting the tax expire (2006) — The tax was used to fund programs for abused and neglected children. Without the tax there would be no funds for those programs. “
It’s always “for the children”. Straight out of the Dem talking points.
Now, was this tax actually used to fund programs for abused and neglected children or not? Do you know? If it wasn't you may have some kind of point to make. If it was used properly, take it up with the Arkansas electorate.
For those who want to be informed — the Club for Growth anti-Huckabee ad and their white paper on Huck’s record, WITH REFERENCES. Recommend actually READING it.
http://www.clubforgrowth.net/2007/12/ad_buy_increasedagain.html
http://www.clubforgrowth.com/2007/11/updated_huckabee_white_paper.php
Spending
The Club for Growth is committed to reducing government spending. Less spending enhances economic growth by enabling lower taxes and diminishing the economically inefficient political allocation of resources.
Under Governor Huckabee’s watch, state spending increased a whopping 65.3% from 1996 to 2004, three times the rate of inflation.[38] The number of state government workers rose 20% during his tenure,[39] and the state’s general obligation debt shot up by almost $1 billion, according to Americans for Tax Reform.[40] The massive increase in government spending is due in part to the number of new programs and expansion of already existing programs initiated by Governor Huckabee, including ARKids First, a multimillion-dollar government program to provide health coverage for thousands of Arkansas’ children.[41]
These large increases in government borrowing and spending significantly impede economic growth.
UPDATE: Huckabee is the only Republican presidential candidate to refuse to endorse President Bush’s veto of a vastly expanded and expensive SCHIP program.[42]