Bend over... Here comes more sales tax!

[NoPasaran]

The Texas House today will go to work on a school finance plan that includes a quarter-cent increase in the state sales tax and a new state payroll tax that would replace the franchise tax now collected from businesses.

House Speaker Tom Craddick said the plan, which could undergo many changes as it moves from committee to the floor, also would include approval of video lottery terminals at racetracks and a dollar-per-pack increase in the cigarette tax.

The plan could become the starting point in the legislative battle during a special session called to cut property taxes and overhaul the school finance system. Craddick said much of the plan pitched by Gov. Rick Perry, which also included a $5-per-head fee on admissions to adult night clubs, is going nowhere in the House.

"They are just trying to move along and get a bill out," he said of House committee members who will meet this afternoon to discuss the plan. "And the governor's plan didn't have any kind of traction in committee, so we are looking at some alternatives."

Perry's plan includes the gambling and tobacco proposals.

-more- http://www.statesman.com/news/content/shared/tx/legislature/04/27craddick.html

[sonias]

1. Those idiots or rather those uncaring bastards

Everyone knows the sales tax is the most regressive tax and takes the biggest bite (percentage of their income), from low income people. But that's exactly why these repuke bastards want to go that route. They don't care for the poor and the poor don't vote for them, so screw them.
Their voters won't hold them accountable for screwing the poor some more.

A state income tax is the most logical way to handle this financial crisis, but these frigging repukes won't even put it on the table.

Representative Eddie Rodriguez has a great little web site where you can educate yourself and others.
http://www.texastaxrelief.com/

Stupid, stupid republicans.

Sonia

[Maestro]

3. I'm with you

Do away with property tax and just impose a progressive state income tax (is that the correct term) so that the rich pay and the poor pay less and all of the revenue will be dedicated to funding education.

[bluestateguy]

2. God dammitt!!!

So I get no tax cut at all because I don't own a home. All I get is a higher sales tax.

I won't pay it. I'll buy goods on the black market or over the Internet if I have to.