So right now, property owners are carrying the full weight of taxes. Do you see yourself supporting efforts to diversify the tax base, possibly with a sales tax? I do not support the addition of new taxes. and I'll explain why. A lot of times taxes can be used as a budgetary plug. Okay. And it's used as a mechanism to prevent legislators from making difficult choices. (06:53–06:57)
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Opposes the introduction of new taxes, such as a sales tax.
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