Study finds poor Texans would bear brunt of tax changes

[NoPasaran]

As Gomer Pyle would say Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

As House members publicly fought Tuesday over how to fund and manage schools, cracks began showing in efforts by Republican leaders to enact a multibillion-dollar tax plan to pay for proposed cuts in property taxes.

Fueling the growing dissent over the tax bill was a new state study that showed that the tax burden would increase for households earning $100,000 a year or less, even after taking into account proposed property tax cuts approved this week by a House committee.

In a surprise move, Gov. Rick Perry warned publicly that a defeat of the tax plan, House Bill 3, would prompt a special legislative session, a message he acknowledged was intended to "keep the process moving" by securing House approval of a plan, any plan.

"The most important part of what's going on right now is to move the process forward, not to kill this," Perry said, noting that the Texas Constitution prohibits action on any measure that has the same substance of a proposal already voted upon.

MORE http://www.statesman.com/news/content/shared/tx/legislature/stories/03/9TAXFIGHT.html

[acmejack]

1. We have to work harder!

We are still not 50th among the states in a few remaining categories. We can lead this race to the bottom, but of course we had a head start! And Gov. Goodhair has ably filled W's small shoes!

[oneighty]

3. A ten cent on a dollar sales tax

on food and clothing ought to do it.

The lucky duckys will not escape their fair share.

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[NoPasaran]

4. Yeah, but what about those shirkers

Wearing rags and eating out of dumpsters? How much longer can the long-suffering residents of Highland Park and West Lake Hills be expected to subsidize their taxfree lifestyles. Are there no prisons, no workhouses?

(/SARCASM in case you couldn't tell)

[oneighty]

6. Oh they

are the luckiest of us all. Dumpster Divers.

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[acmejack]

7. Here in Westlake

We are working on a garbage tax-to be assessed when these free loaders take it out of our dumpsters. We are sick of these people avoiding their fair share of taxation just because they have no money. Since being poor is a result unchristian behavior & moral shortcomings, we shall help them find the lord. Should I drive the red Beamer or the blue one today?

[NoPasaran]

12. Red Beamer or blue?

So hard to decide... why not tow them both behind the Hummer until you make your mind up?

[ladjf]

2. The Republican agenda wants poor people, old people

and maybe overweight people to hurry up and die. Otherwise they might cost someone else some money. Eugenics anyone?

[GOPisEvil]

5. Didja see those minus signs near the tax rates for the rich?

I like how Perry threatened that this will lead to a special session. In other words, vote for this crappy plan, or plan on staying after school.

Asshat. This is why you're going to lose, Rick. You're no leader.

[acmejack]

8. Kinky for Governor!

How hard can it be?

[GOPisEvil]

9. No thanks. I'd rather have Chris Bell.

At least he's a Democrat.

Kinky makes good salsa, writes decent books and is quite the humorist, but a Governor? No thanks.

[acmejack]

10. I was kidding

but I do want a kinky teeshirt. But I will definitely not be voting for a Republican.

[GOPisEvil]

11. Oh ok!

I have Kinky bumper stickers, but I'm saving them as memorabilia.

:-)