Friday, October 15, 2010

Barnes, Deal Spar On Taxes, Influence, Rail

By Shelby G. Spires
The Macon Telegraph
October 15, 2010

PERRY — Gubernatorial candidates debated tax bills, political influence, commuter rail service and keeping Georgia students in school as promises to voters who will send one of the three to Atlanta.

Democrat Roy Barnes, Republican Nathan Deal and Libertarian John Monds dodged and parried in front of about 600 people at Reaves Arena at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter on Thursday night.

All promised to make a thorough review of garnering federal funds for commuter rail and preserving tax dollars for education.

An issue that cropped up just hours before the debate was an improper tax filing Barnes made on a house he gave to his daughter and son-in-law in 2008.

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