Rich Fitzgerald Asks What Taxes He Has Raised

Fitzgerald Attempts To Hide Serial Tax Record.

In a candidate forum on 9/28/11 at the Crown Plaza Hotel Rich Fitzgerald asked the Raja Campaign to name the taxes he supports. The Raja Campaign is eager to oblige.

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1. Champion of the Drink Tax (PPG 12/05/07)
2. Champion of the Car Rental Tax (PPG12/05/07
3. Supported a Tax on Non-Profits (PPG 11/18/09)
4. Supported raising 911 Service fee(PTR 9/11/07)
5. Supported raising Golf Fee(PPG 10/31/01)
6. Parks Fee (PPG 10/31/01)
7. Supports a Natural Gas Severance Fee. (PPG, 10/6/10)
8. Opposed a plan to give taxpayers the opportunity to approve county tax raises (PTR 9/11/07)
9. Placed a referendum on the November 08 ballot that if it had passed would have raised property taxes 45 million dollars. (PTR 7/23/08)
10. Opposed voter referendum to cap property taxes. (PPG 7/2/08)
11. Voted for removing the perpetual cap on Property taxes (PPG 7/17/02)
12. Rich has even said he will raise property taxes "I have been saying for years that we're going to eventually have to raise property taxes." (PPG 5/19/08)
13. Rich has even said he will raise property taxes. "County Council President Rich Fitzgerald, D-Squirrel Hill, agreed. "If there's not a new source of revenue in the next few years, raising the [property tax rate] may be something we need to look at," Fitzgerald said. (PPG 2/12/08)
14. Has publicly said "We're looking under every rock for [for money]" (PPG 10/31/01)
15. Criticized as arrogant by the PTR for his stance on taxes "Elected officials who think they can act with such impunity have no business in public office" (PTR 01/02/09)
"Rich asked us to name them so we did. His record is abysmal. His attempts to hide his record are even worse. Allegheny County truly deserves better than a tax and spend politician." Said Raja Campaign Manager, James Genovese.

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