State Legislator (Texas) Proposes State Income Tax

Houston Comical ^ | 24 October 2003 | Associated Press

[deport]

I think reforming the school districts to find out were all this money is going, would be a good start.

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I agree that public audits would be advisable..... My experiences with the internals of ISDs are limited but I do believe they aren't the most frugal or wisest of money managers.

[Eala]

write an ironclad law that ensures the money is spent on education

Ain't no such animal ever existed nor ever will so long as we have legislatures and judiciaries.

And it was no surprise to see that the author of that remark is a Democrat. Selling snake oil.

[Monty22]

Fine, raise the sales tax.. I'll buy even more online than ever. Almost nothing will be local. I don't care.

[lodwick]

Eliot - you jackass!

[Monty22]

"On top of that they conned the good (but stupid) California voter into letting them set up a state lottery, the proceeds of which are supposed to go to education"

Same here, the lottery was supposed to be the cureall for this. Just proves that liberals can't spend enough, ever.

[TheGrimReaper]

Quit building $50 million schools and cut spending

Bingo!
The school district I (sometimes) teach in just opened THREE brand new schools this fall... 1 elementary and 2 middle schools. $45 to $55 million each.
Was there that much growth in the district population?
Unlikely. More likely it was the overwhelming urge to spend OPM (other peoples' money) and ensure more lifetime jobs for cronies and stroke egos by naming the new facilities after recently-retired fellow travelers.

Meanwhile, property taxes continue to skyrocket.... and Joe Sixpack just gets to bend over and brace himself.
BTW.... does anyone believe that a state income tax would cause property taxes to decline??? I, for one, do not.

[hopespringseternal]

Both are morons. The last Texas politician to seriously propose an income tax was nearly throttled in an elevator.

Of course, I wouldn't put it past Dewhurst to try to repeal the law of gravity.

[CindyDawg]

Well if it was between sales and property taxes then all would pay have to pay their fair share , don't you think?

[deport]

Both are morons.

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I don't know either personally, maybe they are...... but I do believe they are throwing this out so as to give cover to whatever actions that come down the pike later in the form of increased taxes, fees, etc.

[MeekOneGOP]

Well, this guy is not only a dim, he also spent a lot of time in NM earlier this year ...

Yes he sure did !

Photos taken from the Texas Senators of the 78th Legislature website.

The 11 Obstructors:

Gonzalo Barrientos, Austin/Rodney Ellis, Houston/Mario Gallegos Jr., Houston

Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, McAllen/Eddie Lucio Jr., Brownsville/Frank Madla Jr., San Antonio

Eliot Shapleigh, El Paso/Leticia Van de Putte, San Antonio/Royce West, Dallas

John Whitmire, Houston/Judith Zaffirini, Laredo

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The Lone Democrat that stayed:

Kenneth Armbrister, Victoria

[Monty22]

Seems the rats in Texas want to be a zero percent party with this.

[Liberal Classic]

I'm going to have a heart attack and die from not suprise.

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe !! Sure seems like it. Between this and their Redistricing obstruction, they sure don't seem to 'get it' regarding Texas voters ...

Go ahead, Shapleigh, send your proposal up ! :O)

[solo gringo]

Stop the free education for the Illegal aliens that cross the border everyday and go to our classrooms.That alone would save billions ever year,As a taxpayer I am tired paying for people getting a free ride.

[winker]

The Texas Lottery was supposed to be the magic bullet to fund education in Texas or at least that was the lie they told back then! Noses have grown since then partners!

[cspackler]

Here in Iowa, the Des Moines ISD brought in a new "super", turns out he's just the type that sees his sole duty as that of wringing more money out of the taxpayer. Ran around for a couple of years until a 1% local option sales tax was passed, solely for the school district. I personally live in Dallas county, but all of the shopping availabe is in Polk county, where you have to pay the tax. So, in other words, I have to pay the extra 1% even though it does not benefit MY schools. Anyway, the funniest part of the whole debacle is that the year after the new sales tax, they're already running around screaming for more money or they'll lay off teachers. Seems that the projected intake froom the sales tax fell below estimates due to a slow down in consumer spending, so of course they play this as a major budget shortfall. Amazingly, people never seem to quit falling for this crap, it's "for the children", don't 'ya know...

[solo gringo]

Chuy Hinojosa said today bush should spend the money on mcallen schools instead of iraq.I thought hinojosa was still in N/M.Hinojosa is a wast of human tissue.

[CindyDawg]

Did they do away with property taxes first? See, I'm biased here. I think all the schools should be closed down, and that mommas stay home and homeschool. Call me out of the loop and old fashioned I guess :')