University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, October 30, 1990
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Hayden's consultants muddy Finnev's public image
Local supporter states campaign images not valid
high-priced public consultants have been brought to Kansas to paint a picture of State Treasurer Joan Finney as insensitive and incompetent. Their goal is to create an atmosphere of fear and suspicion, causing you to re-elect the incumbent governor against your better judgment. It was misled by Hayden's high-priced handlers.
Once you get past the simplistic and inaccurate labels of "pro-choice" and "pro-life" being applied to the candidates, there is very significant difference between Hayden and
Abortion and taxes are the two hot buttons being pushed to raise questions about Joan C. Hennigan.
Barry Shalinsky
Until some recent polls and recent "pillow talk," Hayden's anti-abortion stance was more radical than Finney's. Endorsed by Kanans for Life in 1986, Hayden has pushed for restrictive legislation repeatedly. He is still on record as favoring parental notifica
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tion and third trimester bills, hardly a pure "pro-choice" position.
A 65-year-old Catholic grandmother, Finney is personally opposed to abortion but has pledged that neither she nor any member of her administration would ask the Legislature to restrict abortions in Kansas. Like Hayden, Finney would sign parental notification and third trimester bills. True, Finney might sign even more restrictive legislation, but she won't ask for such a bill to be sent to her desk, and she is not likely to get one.
Most significantly, Finney has pledged to permit abortions to continue at the University.
Finney and Hayden have remarkably similar proposals for property tax relief. Hayden proposes to raise sales taxes 1 percent on all items currently taxed. Finney proxies to Hayden by filing tax returns and place a 1-percent total tax on some currently untaxed items. Pretty simple.
But Hayden's handlers have created fear and suspicion by alleging that Finiway needs to tax Girl Scout bake sales and that they are not now拿来bankrupt farmers and industries.
Finney simply wants to restore fairness to the tax system. For example, after classification/reappraisal, Boeing Aircraft Company in Wichita saw its property tax bill drop from $11 million to $4 million. That is a $7-million tax burden shifted from industry to households and small businesses. A 1-percent tax on component parts would place part of the burden back on Boeing — where it should have stayed all along.
Large agribusiness concerns pay no sales tax on feed for pigs, chickens and cattle. And they can write these costs off their income taxes. Meanwhile, Hayden wants to raise the sales tax on human food consumption even higher. The scare tactic that Finney's group of would-be snowrow raises the cost of a gallon of milk by 45 cents is simply bogs on its face.
Finney was roundly criticized for her incest remarks. While her choice of words was unfortunate, what she was talking about was empowerment as a means of saving no.
Finney has a long and solid record of sensitivity on a number of social issues. Finney
...Hayden's handlers have created fear and suspicion by alleging that Finney wants to tax Girl Scout bake sales...
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has;
Divested state funds from South Africa-acainted investments.
- Cut third year funding for the Margin of Excellence from his budget.
■ Reinvested those funds in a minority owned bank, at a higher rate of interest.
■ Hired the first Black worker in the Shawnee County Courthouse.
bill on Martin Luther King's birthday
"Said his biggest problem was:'keeping an
■ Said his biggest problem was "keeping an apron on my wife, Patti."
■ Announced his push for a death penalty
■ on Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.
Much has been made of Finney's well-publicized gafes in public statements, but true competence is not measured by public standards. Some state government in a debate sound byte, Ex-
executive and administrative competence is the mark of a good governor. Let's look at the
Hayden has:
- Spen the windfall he promised to return,
  and administered property reappraisal.
- Increased the state budget by 40 percent.
Finney has:
- Placed previously idate state funds into interest bearing accounts.
- Instituited a policy of competitive bidding for state accounts.
- Helped return more than $9 million in unclaimed property to rightful owners.
Beyond executive competence, the true test of a good governor is visionary leadership and the guts to tell the truth, regardless of political consequence.
I have been into social activism my entire adult life. I have known Joan Finney for 16 years and worked in her office for three. I have heard all of the accusations about Joan Finney - uncaring, goofy, etc. The Joan Finney I know is compassionate, energetic and just crazy enough to trust the people of Kansa with the truth. She has what it takes to you to vote your aspirations, not your fears. **Barrie Salmon's is a Lawrence resident.**
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