Friday, January 25, 2008

Sizing up Amendment 1

It's not hitting below the belt, but it's close.

In the latest political radio drama, a woman's accusatory, yet sultry, voice surgically deflates her male counterpart.

"What's that?" she asks.

"It's a tax cut," the man answers.

"But it's soooo small," she responds, cuttingly.

You guessed right. Opponents of Amendment 1 have put up a radio ad in Central Florida, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay and Tallahassee.

The anti-amendment "Florida is Our Home, Inc." PAC, made up mostly of teachers, firefighters and trade unions, is repeating its charge that the average homeowner will get a $240 windfall while local governments and schools will struggle to make up a five-year, $9.3 billion loss in tax revenues.

The not-so-subtle attack ad was blasted only a few days before the Jan. 29 election.

The ad goes a step further and charges that if Amendment 1 passes, taxes that pay for schools will have to rise because supporters have pledged to protect the education budget from a big hit. Gov. Charlie Crist, the measure's chief supporter, called last week for a $1 billion increase in school funding, without saying where the money would come from.

"Someone wants you to believe it means a big tax cut. The fact is, it may actually mean a tax increase," the narrator warns.

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