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Allen Alley said, “Also in those years where the kicker kicks, that 0-2% above the budget level, we currently just spend it. What I would do is reserve that as well…build up rainy-day funds.” – Allen Alley on KATU debate Sunday, May 2^nd 2010

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Allen Alley said on Sunday night that in years where the Kicker Kicks, he would keep the first 2% of the kicker money that is supposed to be returned to the taxpayers and put it away into a "rainy day fund".

Can you ask Allen Alley whether or not he believes his plan to keep some of the kicker that would otherwise go to back to the taxpayers is a tax increase?

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