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Tax talk reigns during Nassau County executive debate
Photo credit: Newsday/Photo by Danielle Finkelstein | Candidates for Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, left, and Ed Mangano debate at Hofstra University. (Oct. 27, 2009)
Suozzi, Mangano, Hansen debate
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The three candidates for county executive of Nassau faced off in a debate last night that focused heavily on property taxes, and the recent enactment of a 2.5 percent sales tax on home heating fuels.
"Freeze and fix the broken tax assessment system," said the Republican candidate, County Legis. Edward Mangano of Bethpage.
The two-term Democratic incumbent, Thomas Suozzi, conceded that...
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