Rutherford County Tea Party Chairwoman Lou Ann Zelenick defends tax increases.
Tea Party organizer and Rutherford County Republican Chairwoman Lou Ann Zelenick launched her party’s message for the 2010 elections today.
Lou Ann is quoted in today’s Daily News Journal on behalf of Republican candidates saying tax increases by county Republicans this year were the “right decision.”
We don’t recall Lou Ann defending tax increases to the Tea Party wing of the Rutherford County Republican Party, but it’s no surprise to hear just days after Lou Ann was photographed above screaming into a microphone in protest of politicians who raise them.
Lou Ann defended one of the largest property tax increases in Rutherford County passed under current Republican County Mayor Ernest Burgess. Lou Ann went on to say she “can’t wait” for other Republicans to announce their campaigns for the 2010 elections. With a message like that, neither can we!
“The citizens of Rutherford County are fortunate we have an honest, hard-working leader in Mayor Ernest Burgess,” she said. “He puts in 24/7 for the citizens of Rutherford County with dignity and honor.”
Republican County Mayor Burgess campaigned in 2006 on cutting county government spending 10% across the board and promised no property tax increases. Mayor Burgess has failed to live up to his promise, and every Rutherford County tax payer can now expect the bill and thank the Rutherford County Republican Party.
The way I look at it the big property tax increase Republicans passed is their way to make us all pay for the lost revenues caused by their silly gun bills. Instead of families paying local sales taxes at Murfreesboro businesses during events like Spring Fling, now we’ll all pay higher taxes so about 20 nuts can bring their guns to the ball games.
When their radical policies scare off business, Republicans make up for the lost revenue by making us all pay for it with higher property taxes. Sounds like the same winning plan we’ve had for the past 8 years.