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Benedetto's Ristorante Italiano Hosts Rally for Florida Governor Rick Scott

Ben Pumo, owner of Benedetto's Ristorante Italiano, located on State Route 54 just east of State Route 41 at 21529 Village Lakes Shopping Center Dr., Land O’Lakes was again the host and the “go to” place for State and National leaders when it was chosen by Florida Governor Rick Scott to hold a rally Saturday. Many County officials and about 200 hundred supporters listened to the Governor speak out against the former Governor, Charlie Crist who chose not to run for re-election four years ago when Florida’s economy was in a serious down turn. “Four years ago, Florida was going through some tough times. Charlie Crist ran the state into the ground and ran up spending and debt when we could least afford it. He called his tax hikes ‘the right thing to do.’ Charlie Crist and Barack Obama think that government creates jobs and money grows on trees because they’re both career politicians who have never run a business or created a single job. We threw out Charlie Crist’s Obama playbook and cut taxes 40 times, cut spending, and paid down our debt for the first time in decades. And now we’re going to continue Florida’s turnaround with a $1 billion tax cut commitment to Florida’s families over the next two year.” said Governor Rick Scott.

Governor Scott’s “Let’s Keep Working” Tax Cut plan (from web) includes the following proposals for his second term:

  • A constitutional amendment that will prevent families’ property taxes from increasing year after year if the value of their homes remains the same or goes down
  • $200 million in tax holidays for Florida families
  • Eliminating more of Charlie Crist’s tax and fee increases, including a $120 million fee on automobile purchases
  • Cutting the communications service sales tax – a tax on everyone who uses a cell phone – by more than $120 million per year
  • Permanently eliminating Florida’s manufacturing sales tax
  • Continuing the phase-out of the business income tax to make Florida the best state to start a business and create jobs
  • Phasing out the six percent statewide sales tax on commercial leases
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