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And a legislative aide to 1990 gubernatorialcandidate Steven D. Pierce (R-Westfield) saidPierce believes current deficit predictions aretoo gloomy. He added that for this reason, furtherbudget cuts and the deficit reduction bill passedby the House two weeks ago--which will beconsidered in the Senate later this week--shouldcover the shortfall
"People will vote for new taxes when they see that really sincere efforts have been made towards budget spending reform," said Jordan St. John, press secretary for Steven D. Pierce (R-Westfield), the House minority leader and another candidate for governor.
"A major tax package is still lurking in the hallways to come in here and be the grinch that stole Christmas," Pierce said.
"Higher taxes are a prescription for more disaster, they are a prescription for sending an economy that is showing signs of softness into a real tailspin," Pierce said. "We will go back to a time when we will have 8, 10 or 12 percent unemployment."
Pierce said the state's huge budget deficit was a direct result of Dukakis' presidential bid, saying he and his allies "mortgaged the future of this state for a presidential campaign."