Governors Mostly for A Tax Cut
An overwhelming majority of the governors responding to an Associated Press poll on the eve of their annual convention said they favor a tax cut to spur the economy despite persistent inflation.</br></br>Of the 28 governors answering the survey. 20 said they favor tax relief, while six opposed it. Two sidestepped the volatile political issue. Their national conference opens in Denver today.</br></br>Gov. James R. Thompson of Illinois, a Republican, said the kind of major tax cut proposed in the new GOP platform is ÛÏone of the best answersÛ to improving the nationÛªs economy</br></br>But Gov. Brendan T. Byrne of New Jersey, a Democrat, sharply disagreed, saying a tax cut ÛÏat this especially critical and sensitive time in the American economy would be counterproductive.Û</br></br>Among those favoring a tax cut, 15 were Republicans standing by their party platformÛªs call for a major Û¢ reduction in taxes in 1981. They were joined by five Democrats. although many from both parties attached reservations to their endorsements.