Any legislator voting for the proposed 2006 massive spending increases is voting for a tax increase in the next session of the General Assembly. They are making commitments for future spending without the revenue to meet those commitments. In short, they are growing state government with one-time income (nonrecurring revenue).

I can understand the big spending Democrats expanding spending beyond future income. They believe in bigger government and in recent years have voted to increase taxes to fulfill their belief. But I cannot understand Republicans who pledge to vote against tax increases joining the big spenders. The Republicans must control spending if they really believe that people can spend their own money better than government.

At least the tax and spend legislators are consistent in their voting habits. But those who overspend and then vote against new taxes to pay for their spending are ethically challenged.

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