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This is going to be interesting, because Democrats have been scared of being called "tax-and-spend Democrats" for at least twenty years now.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- More Tea, Anyone? Chris Weigant 2011
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This is going to be interesting, because Democrats have been scared of being called "tax-and-spend Democrats" for at least twenty years now.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- More Tea, Anyone? Chris Weigant 2011
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Indeed, Democrats in swing states have often voted with them when the idea has been put to the test, for fear of being labelled tax-and-spend liberals.
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Voters aren't in the mood for tax-and-spend politicians who have shown they can't balance a budget without tricks and gimmickry, but they may have more understanding for tax-and-save solutions as a necessary evil to get our dysfunctional state finances back on track.
John Mirisch: Shades of Brown: Cities and the Governor's Pension Reforms (Part 2) John Mirisch 2011
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Voters aren't in the mood for tax-and-spend politicians who have shown they can't balance a budget without tricks and gimmickry, but they may have more understanding for tax-and-save solutions as a necessary evil to get our dysfunctional state finances back on track.
John Mirisch: Shades of Brown: Cities and the Governor's Pension Reforms (Part 2) John Mirisch 2011
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Crowding out, generational theft, tax-and-spend, whatever you want to call it, it was the zenith of Big Government and Central Planning.
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Crowding out, generational theft, tax-and-spend, whatever you want to call it, it was the zenith of Big Government and Central Planning.
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Voters aren't in the mood for tax-and-spend politicians who have shown they can't balance a budget without tricks and gimmickry, but they may have more understanding for tax-and-save solutions as a necessary evil to get our dysfunctional state finances back on track.
John Mirisch: Shades of Brown: Cities and the Governor's Pension Reforms (Part 2) John Mirisch 2011
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Blagojevich may have been a goofball, but turns out he was absolutely correct that with him gone, the state's tax-and-spend leadership would seek a massive tax increase to help cover their mistakes.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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(Because, IMHO, they fear bad publicity, especially things that can be taken as “weak on defense,” “soft on crime,” or “tax-and-spend.”)
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