Dundalk, Maryland: On Saturday, March 13, 2010 the Maryland Libertarian Party held its annual state convention. The Libertarian Party’s Candidate for Governor, Susan Gaztañaga, began to outline some key issues and the platform of her campaign. Two issues that she has brought are the Sales Tax and the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Six to Zero in Eight”, Gaztañaga pledges: “We need to eliminate our State Sales Tax and boost the economy of Maryland.” The plan would reduce the sales tax rate to zero in eight years.
The Maryland Libertarian Party strongly opposes the draconian tax policy of Governor Martin O’Malley, who raised the Sales Tax in an economic downturn. Businesses on the Eastern Shore of Maryland would directly benefit from this proposal by the Gaztañaga Campaign, as they would be on equal footing with Delaware businesses, which currently do not have a sales tax.
Gaztañaga also pledges to order home all Maryland National Guard troops. Since there is no imposing threat or impending attack on our Country, there is no need for the troops to be abroad any longer. President Obama has done nothing but increase our involvement, and Governor O’Malley has not stood up to Bush or Obama on this issue.
Doug McNeil, the MdLP’s candidate for Lt. Governor, proposed that a Gaztañaga Administration would lift the tough restrictions on Concealed Weapons Permits by executive order. This would enable citizens to better protect themselves and help reduce crime.
Two more Candidates were nominated: Jerry McKinley for U.S. Congress, District 3; and Arvin Vohra for House of Delegates, District 15. Both will be filing their paperwork in the coming weeks and hitting the campaign trail. (The LP nominates candidates by convention and does not waste taxpayer money on primary elections.)
For more information on this issue, or to arrange an interview with the Maryland Libertarian Party, please call Communications Director Muir Boda at (410) 603-3347, or email at mwboda@mac.com.
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