Taking taxes off the table — or not

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By Peggy Fikac - Express-News AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry, who signed an anti-tax-increase pledge, is making hay over Democrat Bill White's refusal to rule out a tax hike. But that doesn't guarantee you'll avoid higher costs if Perry's re-elected to lead Texas through a looming massive budget shortfall.

White says he's not tax-happy and wants to scrub the budget of waste. But he won't take the tax issue off the table, recently telling a Texas Tribune forum that he needs to “look under the hood” before deciding how to approach the problem.

Perry repeatedly showcases the resolution of a 2003 budget gap without new taxes and says he'd handle the next one the same way. But that gap wasn't bridged only by cuts in areas including the Children's Health Insurance Program. Lawmakers also deregulated university tuition rates, leading to skyrocketing bills. An estimate at the time found an additional $2.7 billion in fee increases and reductions in state employee benefits.
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1. That's because Perry is a big fat liar

He knows very well - he can't make the pledge honestly. Some one is outright lying about not raising taxes with the $11-15 billion dollar budget hole. Even if Perry proposes using the whole rainy day fund. But Perry doesn't care; he lies all the time to the people of Texas.

Here's a link to the full video interview of Bill White at the Texas Tribune

And the shorter one (about 2 minutes)
Video: What Bill White Really Said About Taxes
Texas Tribune 3/10/10

White is being more honest with the people of Texas. He can not commit to the lie that Perry does without flinching. Perry is fluent in tax lying.