GEORGE LATIMER'S CIRCUIT BREAKER PLAN CRUMBLING

(October 29, 2008) Assemblyman George Latimer's circuit breaker scheme was going to be funded by a millionaire's tax that Silver may pull the plug on

Rob Biagi, 91st Assembly District candidate (Sound Shore – Westchester County), today said that his opponent Democrat Assemblyman George Latimer's circuit breaker scheme to raise job-killing taxes may be in jeopardy.

According to a report in the New York Post, Latimer's boss, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is considering taking the job-killing so-called millionaires tax off the table effectively ending Latimer's property tax plan.

"Speaker Silver tells George Latimer where to sit, when to speak, how to vote and what issues he should run on," said Biagi.

"Now that the foundation of Latimer's circuit breaker plan is crumbling, he's out of ideas to help provide relief to struggling taxpayers," said Biagi.

"Taxpayers need fundamental property tax relief and a representative that isn't a puppet of the party bosses and greedy special interests. That's why I have been championing the bipartisan tax cap to cap and cut taxes once and for all," said Biagi.

"We need leaders who will protect us and stop wasting our money. We need to give every family relief by capping taxes, cutting waste and fixing our economy. Others want to sit back and hope our economy turns around and taxes are cut on their own. I'm going to get to work and make sure it does," concluded Biagi.