[Summit] Kevin Jackson on the landlord tax rate

[Martha Fraenkel]

I asked Kevin Jackson to explain to me why he voted to lower the tax 
rate on landlords, including the vote to override Taveras' veto: /The 
council voted 10-4 to support to override the veto, with Council 
President Michael Solomon, Majority Leader Seth Yurdin, Ways and Means 
Committee Chairman David Salvatore and Councilman Sam Zurier siding with 
Taveras.

/His response went something like this: &((*#%) (S UIO&{) 
%#=B)#%J"OVY()%+$@]si

I find it impossible to support someone who can't or won't use plain 
English to explain his positions.

Martha Fraenkel



On 11/2/2014 11:41 AM, Art Norwalk wrote:
> What kind of progressive democrat would not only support, but lead, 
> the campaign of a twice-convicted Republican felon for mayor?
>
> What kind of progressive democrat would ignore campaign finance 
> reporting laws for years, refusing to reveal the sources of his funds? 
> Kevin Jackson says he didn't know the rules, but after 20 years in 
> office and repeated notices from the Board of Elections, that's a stretch.
>
> -- Art
>
> At 11:21 AM 11/2/2014, Emlyn Addison wrote:
>
>> With respect, Jackson's record is also proof that he doesn't always 
>> play by the rules. And it's not a stretch to consider they might 
>> appeal to the same voter base, given that Jackson was a councilman 20 
>> years ago...during Cianci's second term.
>>
>> So for anyone with even a rudimentary understanding of cronyism in 
>> this state, we should be forgiven for regarding any such connections 
>> with well-founded suspicion.
>>
>> Emlyn
>> On Nov 2, 2014 11:01 AM, "Greg Weiss" <gregw85 at gwmail.gwu.edu 
>> <mailto:gregw85 at gwmail.gwu.edu> > wrote:
>>
>>     Hello all,
>>
>>     Here are some facts to at least consider: Marcus Mitchell was a
>>     registered republican, who ran for office as a republican in
>>     Philadelphia, and was a high level aid for Rick Santorum.Â
>>
>>     Kevin JacksonâEUR^(TM)s voting record is proof that he is a
>>     progressive democrat.Â
>>
>>     Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>     On Nov 2, 2014, at 9:20 AM, Emlyn Addison <noisyblocks at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:noisyblocks at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>>         More to the point: are supporters of Jackson largely
>>>         supporters of Cianci? The two are hardly unrelated. That
>>>         might help to gauge how relevant any forthcoming information
>>>         might be.
>>>
>>>         I'm not convinced that questions about a challenger trump
>>>         knowns about an incumbent.
>>>
>>>         Emlyn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>         On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 4:36 PM, Sumati Eberstadt
>>>         <sumieber at earthlink.net <mailto:sumieber at earthlink.net> > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>             Michael, IâEUR^(TM)d like to second ArtâEUR^(TM)s
>>>             request for facts about this. IâEUR^(TM)m voting on
>>>             Tuesday and would love to know what information you
>>>             have. It might change my mind. And which policies do you
>>>             find so extremely conservative?
>>>
>>>             Sumati
>>>
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