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As Governor of Arkansas, he was a strong supporter of raising taxes. At the end of his ten years in office, he was able to enact a 37% increase in sales taxes, a 16% increase in taxes on motor fuels, and a 103% increase in taxes on the sale of tobacco products.  

As Governor of Arkansas, he was a strong supporter of raising taxes. At the end of his ten years in office, he was able to enact a 37% increase in sales taxes, a 16% increase in taxes on motor fuels, and a 103% increase in taxes on the sale of tobacco products.  

He has criticized President [[George W. Bush]]'s tax cuts as being too oriented towards the wealthy, despite objective evidence showing that they shifted the tax burden to the wealthy<ref>http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/01/a_report_on_mike_huckabees_fis.php</ref>.  Although, conversely, the Congressional Budget Office released a [http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/57xx/doc5746/08-13-EffectiveFedTaxRates.pdf report] in 2004, that claimed the opposite:

He has criticized President [[George W. Bush]]'s tax cuts as being too oriented towards the wealthy, although the Congressional Budget Office released a [http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/57xx/doc5746/08-13-EffectiveFedTaxRates.pdf report] in 2004, that claimed the opposite:

Huckabee lost 110 pounds while governor of Arkansas and documented his weight loss and set out a 12-step plan for weight loss in his book ''Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork.'' <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7752179/site/newsweek/</ref> He has also made childhood obesity a major platform issue.

Huckabee lost 110 pounds while governor of Arkansas and documented his weight loss and set out a 12-step plan for weight loss in his book ''Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork.'' <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7752179/site/newsweek/</ref> He has also made childhood obesity a major platform issue.