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By PATRICK GRAHAM
Rappahannock News SUIT Writer
Democratic Lt. Gov. Donald S. Beyer Jr. last week denounced President Clinton’s economic plan, saying it unfairly taxes small businesses and will stifle job growth.
“The tax program unnecessarily penalizes small business, and therefore doesn’t do any of the job creation that is so badly needed,” said Beyer, who owns a Volvo dealership in Falls Church.
Beyer, seeking a second term in the state’s number two post, said he would have voted against the president’s plan that cuts the deficit by $500 billion but adds $1.5 trillion to the national debt during the next five years.
In an interview with the editorial board of ArCom Newspapers last Friday, Beyer said the plan relies too heavily on tax increases — $250 billion mainly on the wealthy — to reduce the deficit and does not contain enough spending cuts.
“I would have voted against the plan because it had a couple of things I found unacceptable. The deficit reduction is three years down the road,” Beyer said. “We aren’t making any sacrifices in this budget on the spending side. You achieve most
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