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By JOHN GOOLRICK
Virginians have never taken kindly to tax increases and it is significant that one of the most debated taxes of this century was pushed through largely by two men whose political careers had been devoted to keeping taxes low.
That thought struck home a few weeks ago when I attended ceremonies at Germanna Community College in Orange County honoring former Congressman D. French Slaughter Jr.
A building on the campus was named in honor of Slaughter during the ceremonies and a portrait commissioned by his former staff was unveiled.
It was a high powered gathering and those attending included former Governors Mills Godwin and Gerry Baliles, U.S. Sen. John Warner, former Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. and Congressman Tom Bliley.
It was Godwin who put the matter of taxes in perspective. He had been elected Governor in 1965 and was appalled at Virginia’s low ranking
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