Riverton Mayor Bill Applegarth Endorses Carl Wimmer

Setting the Record Straight

Someone needs to send Democrat Dave Hogue and the Liberal Democrat Party to Time Out for misrepresenting Carl Wimmer's record! From their mailers to their slanderous email campaign, so much information is blatantly false; we decided we had better respond to it. All too often, when a candidate runs out of new ideas, he reverts to attacks that tear down his opponent. The Democrats and Mr. Hogue have falsely attacked Carl Wimmer on multiple fronts, including the issues listed below. It is time to set the record straight and send the Democrats to Time Out!

Health Care Reform

The great Charlton Heston said "when you say something that is not true, usually it is a mistake. When you say something that is not true, and you know it's not true, it's a lie. The liberal Democrats lied. Plain and simple.

Dave's flier states that Carl Wimmer "opposed the 2008 healthcare reform plan." Dave knows this is simply not true. The 2008 healthcare reform plan was sponsored by Rep.David Clark and was titled HB133. This link is the official record of HB133, proving Carl Wimmer voted in favor of the legislation. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/status/hbillsta/hb0133s2.002h.txt

Unlike Dave Hogue, Barrack Obama, and the Utah Democrats; Carl Wimmer opposes socializing health care and he wrote about this in an article shortly after his brother Eric died of cancer. They used this painfully personal article, to purposefully distort Carl's stance on HB133.

HB133 set up a task force to look at free market solutions to health care reform. Carl strongly supported it.

Taxes

Dave Hogue and the Democrats again, purposefully distorted the truth on taxes. They say that Carl Wimmer wants to raise taxes, but the truth is he has cut taxes $427 million in two years! Carl has signed the American's for Tax Reform pledge, which states he will never vote for a tax increase. Democrat Dave Hogue has not, nor will he ever sign such a pledge. Why? Because he has opposed tax cuts throughout his political career! In 2006 he opposed a large tax cut bill put forth by Rep. Jim Ferrin. Carl Wimmer is one of the most fiscally conservative legislators in Utah and would not propose a tax increase.

What Carl's opponent does not tell you, is that "The Wimmer Tax Plan" calls for a 60% property tax decrease, with a revenue neutral shift to sales tax, NOT a tax increase. Again, a blatant distortion of the facts.

The Wimmer tax plan would equalize school funding for the west side of Jordan School District, preventing a tax increase. What is Dave Hogue's plan to prevent a tax increase on the west side? He doesn't have one.

School Split

There is no one in the state who has done more to help the west-side of Jordan School District than Carl Wimmer. Because of his actions, Riverton, Herriman and South Jordan are now receiving more than 14 million new dollars per year to put toward our schools. This will go a long way in preventing a tax increase.

The REAL issue with the district split, is that Carl's opponent does not like the way he was able to position himself in order to obtain school equalization for the west-side. The bottom line is that if the Democrat opponent were in office, Riverton and Herriman would NOT have had a seat at the equalization table. Rather than work with people, Carl's opponent would have grandstanded, and in the end got nothing done for the west side. There is a time to talk, and then there is a time to work. Dave Hogue talks the talk, and Carl Wimmer walks the walk.

We still need a more permanent solution for funding, and yet again; while Carl's opponent complains about the problem, he is working to fix it. The Wimmer tax plan, referenced above, will completely eliminate the risk of a property tax increase to our area.

CHIP

Carl's opponent says he "voted against children" when he voted against the expansion of CHIP. Why did Carl vote against the expansion of this tax payer funded entitlement program? Because it would have increased our state budget. Maybe not this year, but sooner or later, we will have to fund the expansion of CHIP and that means more used up tax dollars and an inflated state budget.

In addition, the expansion of CHIP has gotten to the point that people making a good living are dropping their private health insurance and signing up for the tax payer funded CHIP program, this is just not right.

Carl was not willing, in a lean year, to vote to expand social programs for others, when you and your family are struggling to make ends meet as it is. Carl's opponent talks about fiscal responsibility, while Carl Wimmer provides fiscal responsibility.

Toll Roads

Supporters of Democrat Dave Hogue are accusing Carl of supporting toll roads. This is a baseless lie. He does not support tolling. Enough said. Please reference Carl's "Issue's" page for details on this and other important issues.

Conclusion

Lies have been passed on, attacks have been made, insults have been thrown. The Carl Wimmer campaign rejects this type of negative campaigning, and commits that they will never use baseless, false attacks simply to earn your vote. Now, off to Time Out for the Democrats and Dave Hogue!