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Trust is the #1 Reason Why You Should Vote AGAINST the Penny Sales Tax

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Trust is the #1 Reason Why
You Should Vote AGAINST
the Penny Sales Tax

Do you believe the Lake County Commission and Lake County School Board are good stewards of your tax dollars, and do you trust them to spend your money wisely? If you cannot answer, “Yes,” then you should vote AGAINST the Infrastructure Sales Surtax Referendum (Penny Sales Tax), because as it is written you cannot trust the politicians with a blank check for almost $800 million over the next 15 years. Lake County Commission Chairman Jimmy Conner is the primary architect of this Referendum, which does not have any spending restrictions, because he wants to use his money. Oops! He wants to use your money anyway he sees fit. We don’t trust Conner or the others to do the right thing.
 
The flaw in this ordinance is there are not any mandates from the people. For example, if a businessman was negotiating this Penny Sales Tax he would include stipulations like if this tax is passed you can’t raise property taxes for 5 years, or if this tax is passed you’ve got to cut spending by 5% over the next three years. See, we the people are giving up everything on this tax. Realistically, next year, the Lake County Commission could sock everyone with another 13.8% property tax increase—like they did last year.
 
Whether you are a liberal or a conservative, most will agree this bunch of politicians in Tavares haven’t seen a tax or fee they haven’t raised. They spend money like a teenager with a new credit card—they have little to no fiscal discipline. Plus, they are asking you to trust politicians who will be put in office 12 years from now. That is the reason the Penny Sales Tax should only be approved for 5 years. If you can’t trust the bunch in Tavares now, how in the heck can you trust someone elected 12 years from now?
 
If you are like us—we don’t trust the politicians on the Lake County Commission or Lake County School Board. They have failed us too many times. While there may be a couple of people serving on these boards who exercise good judgment, the problem is—they are in the minority. Trust is the #1 reason to vote against the Infrastructure Sales Surtax Referendum (Penny Sales Tax). 
  
On November 3, 2015, Vote Against the Infrastructure Sales Surtax Referendum (Penny Sales Tax Renewal), because the ordinance is badly written, and you don’t want to give the politicians a blank check. Let’s make them do it right—the ordinance should only be used for new schools, roads, and utilities while protecting Lake County taxpayers and workers.
 
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