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SQUARING OFF ON STAGE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME TOM CORBETT
AND TOM WOLF MEET.
NEWS 4 REPORTER WAS FOLLOWING
EVERY ISSUE, EVERY PROMISE,
EVERY PUSH FOR YOUR VOTE.
Reporter: I'M STANDING IN
FRONT OF HERSHEY LODGE PL WHERE
IT IS QUIET NOW, BUT EARLIER
THERE WAS PLENTY OF ACTION.
ONE CANDIDATE EVEN USED A PAPER
PROP TO GRAB YOUR ATTENTION.
EACH CANDIDATE MANAGED TO DODGE
AROUND A QUESTION THAT IS ON
EVERYONE'S MIND, RAISING TAXES.
MY POINT IS THAT WE HAVE
ACTUALLY SEEN REAL CUTBACKS IN
EDUCATION.
WE'RE NOT HEARING ANY ANSWERS
AS TO HOW WE GET THERE.
WE'V
Reporter: WITH EDUCATION
SPENDING DOMINATING THE TOP
ISSUE FOR VOTERS, IT ALSO KICKED
OFF THE DEBATE.
I'VE SPENT MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS PUTTING OUT THE LIE THAT
I CUT EDUCATION.
I DIDN'T.
Reporter: WITH MILLIONS AT
STAKE, GOVERNOR TOM CORBETT SAYS
THEY STARTED USING A METRIC
SYSTEM TO DETERMINE WHETHER
MONEY FOR SCHOOLS IS BEING USED
WISELY.
DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER TOM WOLF
SAYS HE WOULD FIRST SIT DOWN
WITH EDUCATOR TO TACKLE THE
PROBLEM.
FIRST, NO TAX PLEDGE?
NO.
WHAT I HAVE SAID IS GO THINGS.
ONE, EVERYBODY KNOWS MY RECORD.
WE'VE KEPT TAXES DOWN.
WE DID NOT RAISE TAX.
BUT WE KNOW WHERE MR. WOLF IS
GOING TO GO.
Reporter: BUT WHEN PRESSED,
CORBETT WOULD NOT GIVE A FIRM
ANSWER.
THE NO-TAX PLEDGE.
YOU'VE NOT TAKEN THAT FOR THIS
FOUR-YEAR TERM.
I THINK MY RECORD SPEAKS FOR
ITSELF.
NOW, WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS.
I THINK, SENATOR, THAT A YES
OR A NO?
THAT'S MY ANSWER.
Reporter: WOLF SAYS HE WOULD
HAVE A FAIR TAX SYSTEM, BUT
FAILED TO LAY OUT A PLAN.
FAIRNESS IS IN THE EYE OF THE
BEHOLDER.
I UNDERST.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
I THINK YOU SHOULD PAY MORE
TOO.
THING ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
THE MIDDLE CLASS.
AND AGAIN, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THAT BREAK POINT.
BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A SYSTEM OF
TAXATION THAT DOES NOT
OVERBURDEN THE MIDDLE CLASS.
THROUGHOUT THE DEBATE, WOLF
HIGHLIGHT HIS BUSINESS
BACKGROUND TO SHOW HIS PROBLEM
SOLVING ABILITIES, SPECIFICALLY
THE SMARTS TO TURN HIS COMPANY
AROUND AND POTENTIAL TO DO
SIMILAR FOR THE STATE.
WE HAVE NOT SET THE TABLE FOR
ROBUST ECONOMIC GROWTH.
$610
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO SPEND NEW
EV
CORBETT STRESSED HIS ABILITY
TO KEEP HIS PROMISES MADE FOUR
YEARS AGO, LIKE FISCAL
DISCIPLINE.
DESPITE THEIR DIFFERENCES, BOTH
CANDIDATES DO AGREE THEY NEED TO
ADEQUATELY FUND THE PENSION
SYSTEM.
IT'S HOW THEY DO IT THAT WILL
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