Columnist: Don't believe Rendell on 'temporary' tax increase

Lowman S. Henry, writing at Lincoln Blog, is skeptical of a proposal floated by Gov. Ed Rendell and House Democrats for a "temporary" increase in the state income tax to deal with the $3.2 billion deficit Rendell and the Legislature created.

When was the last time a "temporary" tax was repealed? Never. When has Ed Rendell kept a promise to taxpayers? Never.

From Lincoln Blog:

Sensing there is virtually no chance of getting a broad-based tax hike approved by the legislature, Governor Ed Rendell floating a new trial balloon: a temporary 1% rate hike in the state personal income tax.

Temporary, right, uh huh. The Governor wants the tax hike just to get us through the recession and to cushion the loss of federal stimulus money in two years and then it would go away. (Wink, wink.)

Come on governor, we all know there is no such thing as a temporary tax hike. We are still paying a special levy imposed to help finance recovery from the great Johnstown flood. And Johnstown hasn't been flooded in generations with anything but John Murtha's pork-barrel spending.

Read the full post at Lincoln Blog.