Perry: Pull the plug on energy subsidies
Perry: Pull the plug on energy subsidies
Rick Perry, seeking to recharge his struggling White House campaign, called for an end to federal energy subsidies during a visit to Iowa yesterday that he also used to criticize Mitt Romney’s economic plan.
“There’s some in my party who have their own versions of the status quo,” the Texas governor said during a stop in Des Moines. “You will find out pretty quickly I’m not much of a status quo person. The establishment is not real fond of me.”
Perry singled out an economic proposal put forward by the former Massachusetts governor, who is at or near the top in most state and national polls in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Perry, who has proposed a 20 percent flat tax, said Romney’s plan was wrongly based on preserving much of the current tax system.
“Some think we can fix Washington with a pair of tweezers,” he said in the state that’s scheduled to host the nation’s first nomination contest on Jan. 3. “I happen to think we need to take a sledgehammer to it.”
Earlier yesterday at a Republican candidates’ forum, Perry said his opposition to energy subsidies includes an extension of federal wind-energy tax credits that benefit Iowa, one of the nation’s top wind-producing states.
To view the complete Bloomberg story, click here.
To view a transcript of the forum, click here.
Rick Perry, seeking to recharge his struggling White House campaign, called for an end to federal energy subsidies during a visit to Iowa yesterday that he also used to criticize Mitt Romney’s economic plan.
“There’s some in my party who have their own versions of the status quo,” the Texas governor said during a stop in Des Moines. “You will find out pretty quickly I’m not much of a status quo person. The establishment is not real fond of me.”
Perry singled out an economic proposal put forward by the former Massachusetts governor, who is at or near the top in most state and national polls in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Perry, who has proposed a 20 percent flat tax, said Romney’s plan was wrongly based on preserving much of the current tax system.
“Some think we can fix Washington with a pair of tweezers,” he said in the state that’s scheduled to host the nation’s first nomination contest on Jan. 3. “I happen to think we need to take a sledgehammer to it.”
Earlier yesterday at a Republican candidates’ forum, Perry said his opposition to energy subsidies includes an extension of federal wind-energy tax credits that benefit Iowa, one of the nation’s top wind-producing states.
To view the complete Bloomberg story, click here.
To view a transcript of the forum, click here.
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