The Taft Tax, as it is now known, was the largest tax increase in state history and Steve Stivers supported it. [Cleveland Plain Dealer. 6/27/03, Citizens for a Sound Economy, 6/27/03, National Federation of Independent Business, "State Spending in Ohio" USA Today, 2/9/04]
The tax contained 151 fee increases which disproportionately affected middle class families. [Columbus Dispatch, 6/27/03] It also raised tuition at Ohio universities over previously imposed caps. Tuition at Ohio State increase by 12.9 percent, and all other Ohio schools went up by 9.9 percent.Â
On the other hand, the budget did give wealthy individuals tax breaks to buy time shares on corporate jets. [Akron Beacon Journal, 6/21/03]...
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Steve Stivers approved over $7,000,000 in taxpayer giveaways to Buckeye Check Cashing during his first day on the controlling board. [Ohio Controlling Board Minutes 1/9/06].
Not surprisingly, the payday lending industry has given $6,000 in contributions to Stivers so far.....
...Steve Stivers was also lobbyist for Bank One, which was bought by JP Morgan Chase......
...That inconvenient fact didn't stop him from giving $173,902 in no-bid contracts to JP Morgan Chase while serving on the powerful Ohio Controlling Board [Ohio Controlling Board Minutes]. Stivers happens to hold significant investments in JP Morgan Chase stock. [2007 Personal Financial Disclosure Form]...
Sometimes when we look at the past, we have a clearer picture of what someone would do in the future.