Travis Childers's opponent Greg Davis has a spotty record when it comes to taxpayer money, something not likely to endear him to the right-wing free market zealots.
According to a Commercial Appeal report from August 2001, while serving as mayor of Southhaven Greg Davis received a new Yukon valued a $28,628 for official city business. During this same time period state and local governments, Southhaven included were in the midst of big time budget crunch, as we entered Bush Recession I. Davis found the money for the Yukon when he could not find any for city employee raises and while making cuts in the city budget.
While serving in the state legislature, he voted to raise taxes time and again. As mayor he continued his ways by raising property taxes 4 times over a 10 year period. Southhaven now has the highest property tax rate in Desoto County, more than 20% higher than before Greg Davis took office.
THE GREG DAVIS RECORD
• Greg Davis voted as a member of the state House of Representatives to increase taxes on oil and gas that was produced and sold in the state of Mississippi (1997 Legislature, voted “yes” on Senate Bill 2473, March 5, 1997).
• Greg Davis voted as a member of the state House of Representatives to allow county boards of supervisors across Mississippi to impose an additional tax on property not to exceed 4 mills. (1997 Legislature, voted “yes” on House Bill 1731, Feb. 25, 1997).
• Greg Davis voted as a member of the state House of Representatives to allow DeSoto County supervisors to charge a 2 percent tax on restaurants and hotels on voter approval (1996 Legislature, voted “yes” on Senate Bill 3173, April 4, 1996).
• Greg Davis voted as a member of the state House of Representatives to allow Tunica County supervisors to charge a 2 percent tax on hotels and motels and a 1 percent tax on restaurant tabs on voter approval (1996 Legislature, voted “yes” on House Bill 1691, April 4, 1996).
• Greg Davis as mayor of Southaven supported increasing property taxes 20 percent since he took office, raising them in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2005 (Milman Research and Consulting; The Commercial Appeal, Sept. 9, 1998).
That's classic.
ReplyDeleteDavis attacks his opponent on something he is weak on himself.
Typical Washington Politics. That's the kind we don't need.
It is classic..it's also human to attack something in another person that you despise in yourelf..(liars hate liars, theives hate theives, etc...)
ReplyDeleteDavis only wishes he had the track record of Childers when it comes to his tax record, his ability to balance budgets without voting for tax increases and HIS SUPERB care and compassion for the elderly of this state!
I think Davis messed up with this one!