John Faso will REDUCE your taxes 25%

[da answer]

This from my e-mail from John Faso:

"Please contact all of
your family, friends and nghbors and share our message with them. Send them to
our website: www.johnfaso.com where they can learn how we
would slash income taxes by 25 percent; erase capital gains taxes to jump-start
investment; reduce property taxes on homeowners; and much more. See our recent tv
ad at: http://www.johnfaso2006.com/LIGHTBULB_APPROVAL4.wmv


The alternative is
more of the same: high taxes, more out-of-control state spending, and giveaways
to special interests that force our families to flee New York. Please see
www.spitzerspending.com to see what
this means for you."

I REALLY like the part about slashing income tax by 25%.

Yes, and if you believe that one....

[Not Karl Hungus]

From the Faso education plan:

"Our school funding formula is too complicated and does not direct money to the areas of highest need. To increase subsidies without changing the funding structure is simply throwing money at a broken system. Instead, the Faso Plan will simplify the school funding formula using objective factors of need to remove political gamesmanship and ensure that financial support is directed to address the needs of students."

Ahh, I see...from each according to his ability to each according to his need. Now where have I heard that before?

[Tim J]

In other words. Faso's plan is to give less state funding to schools, iso as a result wether have 35 students in a classroom , 15 year old textbooks or large increases in school taxes which already make up 2/3 of the Property tax budget, thanks Bush not funding NCLB & to Pataki's school funding cuts.....

Bush gave us Strike 1 by not funding NCLB
Pataki gave us Strike 2 by making cuts to state school funding
& Faso plans to gives us Strike 3

Throwing $$ at a problem, obviously isn't always the answer. However not properly funding something isn't ther, especially when that results to more out of the pocket at the local level which is what all 3 above have done.

[da answer]

Yes, and if you believe that one....

Mr. Liberal, I presume?

And YOU probably believe Spitzer when he says he won't raise your taxes, even though he has promised the moon with all of his BILLION with a "B" dollar programs.

I believe Faso because he is sincerely a fiscal conservative, and has a terrific plan on how to do it. Ever visit his website?

[Faso = God, of course]

Dont forget the rest of what Faso will do. Faso is going to:

a. Reduce your taxes by 25%

b. Sunglehandedly find a cure for AIDS

c. Raise Elvis from the Dead.

d. Stamp out terrorism world-wide.

e. Walk on water, just for kicks.

and if you believe any of this, you should never enter a voting booth, period.

[da answer]

Faso fought for lower taxes when he was in the assembly. He IS the real deal.

Remember, it was the grass roots folks who picked Faso and went against the GOP machine pick.

I don't like the NYS Republican Party, and it would be great to have John Faso win just to show them what idiots they are, but more importantly, it would be great if Faso won because he would make a great governor.

Is "da answer" (or is it "duh answer"?) Faso's campaign mgr?

Faso won't even get 25% of the vote.

[da answer]

Is "da answer" (or is it "duh answer"?) Faso's campaign mgr?

No, but thanks for the compliment.

Now ATTENTION CONSERVATIVES: Pataki & the NYS GOP should support thr candidates far more than they do. I heard on NYPost writer Fred Dicker's radio show that Pataki is sitting on a couple of million dollars, but giving some of that campaign money to other states.

Maybe we should contact Pataki and the NYS GOP.

Here is contact info for the NYS Republican Party, if anyone wants to send them an e-mail, personal note to Stephen Minarek or call.


New York Republican State Committee
315 State Street
Albany, NY 12210

(518) 462-2601

info@nygop.org

:!: :idea:

Wait a minute, you haven't addressed the fact that Faso's tax plan is just a shell game.

[da answer]

Wait a minute, you haven't addressed the fact that Faso's tax plan is just a shell game.

Check out spitzerspending.com :) :wink:

Also, I wonder why Spitzer wants to bring Indian tribes from OTHER STATES to run casinos in NYS?

[Tim J]

Wait a minute, you haven't addressed the fact that Faso's tax plan is just a shell game.

Check out spitzerspending.com :) :wink:

Also, I wonder why Spitzer wants to bring Indian tribes from OTHER STATES to run casinos in NYS?

ahh You mean faso's site that lies about spitzer's plan Gotcha.

By the way in regards to Pataki sitting on several million, and giving it to other states, by all means Pataki give that $$ to Faso so he can lose by 50, instead of 51, so we can have even more democratic gains nationwide. Spend the $$ here Pataki instead of a competitiverace, go right ahead....


Regarding those in the GOP that decided to back Faso over Weld, the grass roots folk. Ahh you mean those who mistook new York for Mississippi, and wanted to turn the state GOP into the national GOP, wih its sharp rightward turn. By all means be the face of the New York Republican party. hard core conservatism, by all means go right ahead and do that. The GOP would never ever win any type of race ever again

[da answer]

NOT SO FAST.

When the NYS GOP had pro-abortion and liberal Howard Mills as thr candidate, Howard Mills only recved 24% of the vote.

And unlike John Faso (who the NYS GOP is NOT supporting) LIBERAL Howard Mills WAS supported by the NYS GOP & STILL RECVED ONLY 24% of the vote.

Pataki ruined the NYS GOP.

[Tim J]

Mills was an unknown running against the very popular Schumer. Pataki has amde a hard dash to the right over the last few years as he attempts to run for the GOP nomination for President, that has damaged the NYS GOP. however, what has damaged it more is by moving in the direction of the fanatical right wing extremist base that Bush & company has taken the party in. This is New York not Mississippi, and the people who run the state GOP don't seem to grasp the fact that hard core right wing nuttiness doesn't work here.

[Young GOPER]

To be fair Faso is also an unknown running against Spitzer who has just as much publicity as Schumer had in 04 so that point is irrelevant.

The truth is most republicans were disgusted that Mills was even on the ballot, he wasn't even a moderate and quite frankly not qualified to be running for Senate anyway.

If the GOP Wants to win in NY they need to run candidates that have a presence and aren't too conservative but at the same time need to lean right with moderate tendencies.

But anyway I know at l I'm voting for Faso and Chris Callaghan, get that crook Hevesi out of office.

[Tim J]

The reason pataki has done well (till now) was because he was moderate to liberal on social issues. The Conservative Party did back pataki, but lets not fool ourselves here Pataki's views don't exactly mesh well with the conservative party (well now he is doing some flipping because he wants to run for President and is trying to get the GOP nomination). The state GOP is trying to follow in the national GOP's footsteps in the hard march right. That in itself is the very reason why long Island and Westchester (once GOP bastions) are FAR from that now. The base of the GOP for a long time was white middle to upper middle class suburbanites. they are fleng the GOP in DROVES, have for the most part already on the national level and continue to do so, and now because the state party's hard right turn they will flee on the state & local level as well (and in many cases it has already started to happen. Without that group, the GOP has NO CHANCE of ever bng anything remotley relevant in the state ever again. I am a loyal Democrat and that is not changing, so I can just sit back & smile as the Dems get more & more power, and a big part of the reason is the GOP has basically abandonded what thr base was for a long time (the Rockefller type republican) in order to go after the hardest of the hard core right, and they have just handed us thr old base on a platter, and probably won't ever get it back or any relevance ever again back, because they were too focused on the hard right crazies.

[Watchful New Yorker]

I think Faso would make a great Gov. He's got some good ideas
and I think he can implement them. All you get with Spitzer is more
of the same.....tax and spend. A few more years of his cronies and
we won't even be able to live here anymore. Think about his cronies..........Alan Hevasi. Now here is a piece of work. He wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed when he was with New York City. Now he has a bigger purse to play with. Check out the findings of
the ethics committee as reported in Newsday. He won't debate
on the issue because he was caught with his hand in the cookie
jar. Oh.and where is good old Mr. Spitzer our current Attorney
General.........withholding comment because he endorsed Mr.
Hevasi that's where. If this were the case of the bad corporate
president or the crooked municipal official both would be begging
thr families to send a cake with a file baked into so they could
stage a jail break.

John Faso is honest and forthright and would never tolerate that nonsense from any state official. Just because Mr. Hevasi paid
it back doesn't take back the wrong. Funny how he arrived at that
number isn't it. The Republican party should be banging this message out to get Faso and Callaghan into office. Why would the people of New York want to vote in a man as Gov who backs a dishonest candidate who is tap dancing around the issue.

[Bellmore homeowner]

As someone who was in Pataki's first campaign, I think the posts regarding the GOP losing voters because of the "shift right" are confused. What are you talking about? Give some examples.

What does the NYS GOP stand for?

What particular positions define the current GOP leadership as far right or even conservative?

Nassau County and 1/2 of 35 counties in the US pay the highest taxes in the nation as per the census bureau. Spending has almost doubled during Pataki's tenure.

I look forward to your answer!

[Tim J]

As someone who was in Pataki's first campaign, I think the posts regarding the GOP losing voters because of the "shift right" are confused. What are you talking about? Give some examples.

What does the NYS GOP stand for?

What particular positions define the current GOP leadership as far right or even conservative?

Nassau County and 1/2 of 35 counties in the US pay the highest taxes in the nation as per the census bureau. Spending has almost doubled during Pataki's tenure.

I look forward to your answer!


I was in part talking about social issues, the state GOP is supporting the likes of Faso 7 Spencer who are hard core conservatives when it comes down to sical issues. the national GOP has turned hard right on these issues, and the state GOP is following in thr footsteps. The National GOP shift is a big reason why the GOP s olld base of middle to upper middle class white educated suburbanites are leaving the party in droves and that is where the state party is headed.

Regarding taxes in the County, well a few things. nassau County also has one of the highest incomes and home values in the country that does play a role in the taxes. With that bng said we are all in agreement that taxes here are too high. However, when you look at the tax bill, much of it, about 2/3 come from school taxes. This is due to several reasons. For starters the NCLB Act is good principled, but is expensive to run. The $$$ promised by bush hasn't been delievered, and that spills over to the school taxes because the $$ needed to implement the program needs to come from somewhere, and because its not coming at the level needed from the feds, our taxes get jacked. It also went up when Pataki tried to roll back education funding in the state. Again the $$ needed to implement the program needs to coe from somewhere, and when Bush renigs on his promise to fully fund it at the federal level, and Pataki fails to put enough $$ into it at the state level, it falls on us at the local level.

[Watchful New Yorker]

Well, here it is. Spitzer finally found the nerve to come out and
finally back away from Hevesi. The question remains as to what
took so long?? I can't believe that only after dragging this matter
through the press that he decided to walk away from good ole AL.
Funny, that is the same garbage you will get if he is elected GOV.
All about the opinion pole and not doing your job. The people of
New York need to think about that whole thing........then vote for
Faso.

That's GOVERNOR Spitzer to you, pal!

[Tim J]

Well, here it is. Spitzer finally found the nerve to come out and
finally back away from Hevesi. The question remains as to what
took so long?? I can't believe that only after dragging this matter
through the press that he decided to walk away from good ole AL.
Funny, that is the same garbage you will get if he is elected GOV.
All about the opinion pole and not doing your job. The people of
New York need to think about that whole thing........then vote for
Faso.

Its called looking to get all the facts in before making a judgement. Hevsi was obviously wrong in what he did, all Spitzer did was wait till thr was a clearer picture of the facts before talking about it, which was the appropiate action on his part.

[sally ride]

do you really think Hevesi is the only one I don,t get it driving a sick spouse around really whats the big deal?How many officials are driven around?I think thats the l of it. As far as Spitzer great friend eh look a little closer at all of them they all take care of themselves

[Faso and 25%]

He will reduce taxes 25% and get 25% of the general vote. He will get business to raise his $300k income. Hes a stiff. ask MArk Wooley.

[you make me sick tim j]

Well, here it is. Spitzer finally found the nerve to come out and
finally back away from Hevesi. The question remains as to what
took so long?? I can't believe that only after dragging this matter
through the press that he decided to walk away from good ole AL.
Funny, that is the same garbage you will get if he is elected GOV.
All about the opinion pole and not doing your job. The people of
New York need to think about that whole thing........then vote for
Faso.

Its called looking to get all the facts in before making a judgement. Hevsi was obviously wrong in what he did, all Spitzer did was wait till thr was a clearer picture of the facts before talking about it, which was the appropiate action on his part.

You are such a partisan a-hole. You are the first person to hang a GOPer at even the allegation of a wrongdoing (however baseless it may be), but you call for restraint and moderation when it comes to a powerful Democrat whose hands were caught in the cookie jar, both by his election opponent, and the Attorney General. Any right minded person with half a brain understands that Mr. Hevesi's abusive of his office must stop, and that he cannot be trusted with the sensitive function of administering the NYS Pension. I think you, Barney Franks, Ex-Congressman Foley, and the recently departed former Congressman Studds should go have a party.

You know what? You're the a--hole. This site is full of partisanship. You think that if it doesn't agree with your way of thinking it's bad? Please. Grow up.

[limit the franchise pleez]

You know what? You're the a--hole. This site is full of partisanship. You think that if it doesn't agree with your way of thinking it's bad? Please. Grow up.

give me a break. Legitimate partisan disagreement is one thing. Outright stupidity is another. Republicans who defend Foley or Democrats who defends Hevesi are simply people who should not be allowed to vote. period. Why don't you go defend the Rosenbergs.

Why don't you bite me? The republican party hacks who contribute nothing to this board make me sick.

its not minarik anymore.... Joe Mondello will be state chair...

[can i hear an amen?]

Why don't you bite me? The republican party hacks who contribute nothing to this board make me sick.

Why don't you bite me? The republican party hacks who contribute nothing to this board make me sick. Oh that's original. Stay up all night to think of that one. Try having an adult
conversation for a change. The only hack here is you.....because based on
your answer you would never stand on your own merits.... Go away.

No, schmuck, you got it wrong. I work in the private sector, earning my way. Not sucking at the public teat like you.

[clodz of irony]

He will reduce taxes 25% and get 25% of the general vote. He will get business to raise his $300k income. Hes a stiff. ask MArk Wooley.

Faso got 29% of the vote... so Ha ha... lol.... I guess the only way he can reduce your taxes is if he becomes a tax cert lawyer.

No, schmuck, you got it wrong. I work in the private sector, earning my way. Not sucking at the public teat like you.

Nice language, you kiss your kids with that filthy mouth Mr. Big Shot. People like you who post on these threads are pathetic. Loser!!!

Truth hurts, I suppose.

Truth hurts, I suppose. Yeh.Ok

Look at the mess with the comptroller. Real great job the Dems did, So we get another one. Truth hurts.... In 2002 if Faso would have been there none of this crap would have happened.... So much for Republicans backing
the right guy. Some of the party leaders are a bunch of sore heads who
are self serving "morons" who don't get it. Politics suck... plain and simple but geeze.....guys you don't seem to get it. You don't have a brain trust in your party... Please fix your problems and smarten up. It has gotten bad.
Suffolk....forget it......Harry fix the problem or get out....

Trust in your party??? Why???

[Geo major]

You still believe in Santa Claus?