Here in the wonderful city of San Antonio it’s election season just as it is around the country. The 23rd Congressional District’s current Congressman, Ciro Rodriguez, is running for re-election against former Bexar County Commisioner Lyle Larson. It’s expected during a political campaign that the truth will suffer; however, the depths Congressman Rodriguez has sunk to is completely disgusting. Congressman Rodriguez should be very ashamed.
In television ads by the Democratic Committee on his behalf and in ads placed by his campaign a claim is made that the Congressman’s opponent supports a 23% sales tax added to everything. The ads make it sound as though the sales tax would be added to everything and would be paid in addition to current taxes. The ads make the charge that Lyle Larson is for higher taxes and cite Larson’s own website Issues Page. The ads are lies. It’s very clear if you read Larson’s page that he is against raising taxes and is an advocate of the Fair Tax.
Essentially, the Fair Tax is a national sales tax that REPLACES income tax. Hmm, a 23% sales tax instead of 28% and higher income tax. How is that a tax hike? It’s not. Ciro Rodriguez should be ashamed of telling such lies and misleading the public.
By the way, I don’t live in the 23rd Congressional District and cannot vote for either Rodriquez or Larson. I just don’t like the lies.
