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Wednesday, April 1,13$
Brown wins in Vermon
Democratic candidates go one-on-one over tax reforms
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Jer
ry Brown beat Bill Clinton in Ver
mont's Democratic presidential
caucuses Tuesday night, saddling
him with a second straight setback
and gaining headway for their
high-stakes primary battle in New
York.
This time it was a runaway for
Brown, 46 percent to Clinton's 17
percent, to go with his narrow up
set victory in the Connecticut pri
mary a week
With those gains, Clinton now
has 1,018 of the 2,145 delegate
commitments needed to claim the
Democratic presidential nomina
tion.
Brown now has 159, according
to The Associated Press delegate
survey.
"That's a strong showing,"
Brown said. "I'm very pleased but
this is a very tight race. Governor
Clinton is ahead in delegates and
damaging to many of ourcili
hurting the poor and swelling
federal deficit, too
Brown countered that thee
rent tax system is "a wet
a ball and chain on theeconom
President Bush was poll
about 80 percent of the vote in
publican caucuses, which*
not binding on delegates. The
was uncommitted or scatter
with 6 delegates to thestateO
convent
ago.
Uncom
mitted
Democrats
o u t p o 1 1 e d
Clinton with a
quarter of the
vote.
The out
come left the
Arkansas gov
ernor lament
ing that his
earlier victo
ries had cast
him in the un-
"(The 13
percent flat
tax would
be) very
damaging
to many of
our cities.”
-Governor
Bill Clinton
* aPr
"The
current tax
system is a
wet blanket,
a ball and
chain on the
economy."
-Jerry Brown
Clinton
Brown
popular role of the insider.
Brown said he'd gained a
strong showing against "what has
been the front-runner."
With all but 14 of Vermont's
246 cities and towns reporting.
Brown had 46 percent of the vote,
Clinton 17 percent. Uncommitted
Democrats accounted for 25 per
cent, and Paul Tsongas, who has
dropped from the campaign, had
9 percent.
Brown was leading for 6 of the
14 Vermont delegates to the
Democratic national convention,
Clinton for 3, with the rest uncom
mitted.
we've still got to fight."
"You may have thought two
weeks ago that I was the assured
nominee, but I never did," Clinton
said after the evening debate. "By
being the outsider and winning,
you become the insider."
Outside his New York hotel,
Clinton claimed he'd be elated
with three delegates in Vermont,
saying, "We had so much to do
here and in Wisconsin." New
York, Wisconsin and Kansas all
vote next Tuesday.
In an urban policy debate,
Clinton said Brown's 13 percent
flat tax idea would be "very, very
backing
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Clinl
did note
paign in
mont. Brc
stopped b
Sunday, looking for the lift of
other victory over the Demon
front-runner to go with his
point Connecticut primary upsi
week earlier.
Brown's Vermont coordira
Ken Dean, forecast victory for
former California governor,
ing "We may be behind ini
gates, but we're headed in
right direction."
The Clinton campaign boast
a string of endorsements,!
ing backing from Gov. How
Dean, former Gov. Madelfi
Kunin and House Speaker Ri
Wright.
Brown's TV ads
contradict actions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jerry
Brown's campaign ads say he
slashed California's taxes, but the
Democratic presidential hopeful
actually fought to defeat the
biggest tax cut of his reign as gov
ernor.
Brown's claim is drawing fire
from home-staters who recall the
fight over Proposition 13, the huge
1978 cut in property taxes.
"He would not be able to come
into California and make that
claim," said Ron Roach,
spokesman for the California Tax
payers' Association. "Brown op
posed Proposition 13 until the
end."
Brown television ads running
in advance of New York's primary
next week say he "cut taxes for the
working class" and "against con
ventional wisdom he took Califor
nia from the 5th highest taxed
state to the 24th."
California's state and local tax
es did indeed fall from $145.91 per
$1,000 in income in 1975 when
Brown became governor to
$112.59 in 1982, his last year in of
fice.
The main reason was Proposi
tion 13, the taxpayer-led ballot
initiative in 1978 that cut property
tax revenues from $10.5 billion to
$5.4 billion.
Although Brown enthusiasti
cally implemented Proposition 13
and called himself a "born-again
tax cutter," he vehemently op
posed the plan before its passage
by voters.
Richard L. Gann, whose late
father Paul Gann figured promi
nently in the California tax revolt,
said Brown was a "converted
Prop 13 supporter" who has since
taken credit for easing the burden
on taxpayers.
"I know of no responsible
leader in this state that would sub
stantiate that (ad's) claim," Gann
said. "... He was part of the po
litical establishment that was to
tally non-responsive to the needs
id wil
and will of the people."
Tom Pier, a spokesman for
Brown, said Tuesday the cam
paign stood by the ads. He said
Brown initially opposed Proposi
tion 13 because he feared it would
undermine schools, which were
funded by property taxes.
Brown had offered an alterna
tive tax cutting plan. Pier said. "I
think his intention was to reduce
the tax burden all along . . . Given
the reality of Prop 13, ne was not
in a position to implement his
own tax cuts."
Lenny Goldberg, head of the
California Tax Reform Associa
tion, said Brown should not take
credit for a tax cut he opposed.
He said the Prop 13 revolt suc
ceeded in part because Brown
failed to come up with a satisfac
tory tax cut plan while sitting on a
$4 billion state tax surplus.
"Instead of giving tax relief
back to taxpayers he hoarded the
state tax surplus," Goldberg said.
"Everyone knew we needed prop
erty tax relief and his property tax
relief plan was one of the weak
est."
Candidate
offer views
on social
aid reform
Vol. 91
Bu
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refuted
that t
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WASHINGTON (AP)-'
Here are the views of thtnia-
jor presidential candidate®,
the question: "Shoufer /
lions be placed one&-\
ment programs suchasSoci
Security, Medicare,
and food stamps? If so,
programs and whattvpe<>l
controls?"
ah
Brown's record on California
taxes is mixed, according to ob
servers. After leading the opposi
tion to Proposition 13, he support
ed cutting the state inheritance tax
and implementing an indexing
system that moderately reduced
income tax bills.
In one of his last acts as gover
nor he signed into law a 2-cent-
per-gallon gas tax increase.
According to U.S. Census Bu
reau figures, California's tax bur
den steadily rose during Brown's
first time peaking at $157.99 per
$1,000 income in 1978, when the
taxpayer revolt reversed the trend.
From that point, the state tax
burden steadily fell, bottoming at
$112.59 in fiscal 1982, Brown's last
full year as governor.
I >1 M< X RATS
— Jerry Brown:
spokesman said Brown
vors a national health cars
that would cover all Amm
cans regardless of age or eco
nomic status. He does no!
support additional require
ments for obtaining welfare
or food stamps.
— Bill Clinton:
spokesman said Clinton had
not taken a public position on
the issue.
REPUBLICANS Y
— George Bush: Hassaii
that "when able-bodied
adults receive governmeri!
assistance they have respoi
sibilities to the taxpayer.,
(including) a responsibilityn
seek work, education oriot
training." However, he fa
made no major changes in lifi
food stamp program, whief
now serves a record numbe
of Americans, or in the Sods
Security system. Herecenti:
proposed a $100 billiot
health reform plan that might
include cuts in Medicare and
Medicaid.
— Patrick Buchanan: A
spokesman said Buchanan
has not taken a public poai-
Hon on the issue.
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