Tampa, Fl
From: Eye
On Tampa Bay
Posted by: Sharon Calvert
On April 15, Hillsborough County Commissioner Pat Kemp, a Tampa
Centric Democrat, spoke at Cafe Con Tampa.
Kemp spoke about the proposed AFT 2.0 $18 Billion rail tax
do-over. She already knew the Tampa Centric 5 Democrats (herself, Kimberly
Overman, Mariella Smith, Gwen Myers, Harry Cohen) would put it on the November
ballot. Kemp had to catch herself several times as she spoke because the actual
vote to put it on the ballot had not yet taken place.
At Cafe Con Tampa Kemp admits what we already have said - AFT
2.0 is almost the exact same as AFT's illegal 2018 rail tax. She touted that
AFT 2.0 mandates 45% ($8.2 BILLION) of the $18 BILLION tax be DEDICATED for
transit.
Kemp never said a word about DEDICATED funding
for new auto/vehicle lane capacity....because AFT 2.0 has NONE.
Just like AFT's illegal 2018 rail tax, the $18 BILLION AFT 2.0
rail tax provides ZERO funds dedicated for much needed new
auto/vehicle lane capacity, especially in South County.
Kemp gets into real trouble on April 15th when she calls AFT 2.0
a ONE PENNY tax - go to about 8:10 in the video.
Someone in the audience pushed back on Kemp that it is a ONE PERCENT (NOT ONE CENT) $18 Billion
tax on the ballot. Kemp doubled down and insisted AFT 2.0 was a One Cent, One
Penny tax.
Of course that is false aka a lie. Kemp was attempting to spread
disinformation to obscure the truth of how massive the $18 BILLION AFT 2.0 rail
tax is.
Five days later on April 20, Kemp voted at the public hearing to put AFT 2.0 on the November ballot. She voted for the County Ordinance and ballot summary language (see below) that clearly states the AFT 2.0 rail tax do-over is a 30 Year ONE PERCENT sales tax hike.
READ THE ENTIRE POST HEREPosted by Sharon Calvert at 8:53 AM
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