Wasserman’s Tax and Spend Liberal Record Exposed As Wasserman Violated An Americans for Tax Reform Pledge He Signed

Just today, the Alberta Darling campaign just released that Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker has endorsed Alberta Darling calling her, “the only fiscal conservative in the race, period.”  That is because, Sheldon Wasserman signed during the 2006-2007 legislative session an Americans for Tax Reform pledge vowing he would vote no to ANY tax increases.  Well, we know doctors disavow smoking, but Wasserman forgot at the time he signed the pledge he was for the cigarette tax.  Later, in October 2007 he told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel he said he was going to break his pledge and support the cigarette tax.  

What you may know about Sheldon Wasserman is he seriously violated the pledge he signed voting for tax increasing legislation and voting against comprehensive tax reform in Wisconsin.  As State Representative Wasserman abused the taxpayers trust by:

• In 2005, voting against a REAL property tax freeze that would keep property taxes in check with inflation, and would of have given Wisconsin the most comprehesive reform ever in state history (2005 AB 58).
• In 2005, Wasserman voted against the historic Taxpayer Protection Amendment on all versions in which could of have limited constitutionally the amount of money Wisconsin Government could spend (2006 AJR 77/SJR 64).
• In 2005, Wasserman voted against comprehensive tax reform on how Wisconsin collected taxes and revenue in which would put Wisconsin out of its tax hell (2005 AB 968).
• In 2005, Wasserman voted against giving Wisconsin Health Care Consumers medical choice by making Health Savings Accounts Tax Deductible (2005 AB 4).
• In 2007, Wasserman voted against a State Budget proposed by the State Assembly that would offer NO TAX OR FEE INCREASES (SB 40 2007-Assembly Version).
• Said in Front of a Town Hall in Shorewood in February 2008 according to Shorewood NOW that he would support the Hospital Tax and basically blamed popular talk show hosts Charlie Sykes and Mark Belling for rallying against tax increases during the town hall.

The difference is clear that Representative Wasserman claims he likes to call himself a fiscal conservative by saying he rides the Badger Bus to Madison as his number one rallying cry, but the record shows he is nothing but a fiscal liberal to vote against comprehensive tax reform that would make Wisconsin a better place to attract businesses and keep young people from moving out of state after they graduate from college.

http://www.620wtmj.com/shows/charliesykes/15995962.html?blog=y When Wasserman Blames Charlie Sykes and Mark Belling.

http://blogs.shorewoodnow.com/forum/archive/2008/02/25/wasserman-addresses-the-village-board-slams-sykes-and-belling.aspx February 2008 when Wasserman Talks His Support in front of the Shorewood Village Board

http://blogs.jsonline.com/allpoliticswatch/archive/2007/10/01/27-assembly-members-signed-no-tax-pledges.aspx Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Article from 2007 when Wasserman Promised to Break Pledge

http://www.atr.org Americans for Tax Reform

http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=132465 Press Release Announcing Scott Walker’s Endorsement of Alberta Darling.