State Legislator (Texas) Proposes State Income Tax

Houston Comical ^ | 24 October 2003 | Associated Press

[cspackler]

Did they do away with property taxes first?

Don't mean to sound sarcastic, but is that a serious question? I don't want to get into the homeschooling debate, but I just think that the only way to really turn around our educational system is to try and effect it from within. My daughter starts school next year. The schools here are good, but I am still very wary. I intend to be an extremely involved parent, most likely a major PITA for the school. I just believe that if we all start abandoning the system and leave it to the NEAs of the world, it will never get any better.

[CindyDawg]

Sorry. Didn't mean to offend or go down a rabbit trail. I had enough and pulled mine out. Glad you have one you like. Anyway my question really was, if they did away with property taxes first.

[Allegra]

They might flee to Oklahoma again if they don't get their way.

If they flee to Oklahoma in an attempt to get an income tax, they won't be allowed back in. There are enough of us to line the state borders.

This has to be put to a referendum, though, and we don't have enough Communists in this state yet to make it work. And there are enough of us who are passionate about this that we could watch those polls like hawks to keep the illegals away.

[lewislynn]

In Texas we have politicians who introduced bills to make 12 year-olds eligible for execution.

Wow! There's a reflection of the Texas mindset .

[GeronL]

we should say NO NO NO NO No No to anyone who proposes any new tax

[PetroniDE]

This has to be put to a referendum, though, and we don't have enough Communists in this state yet to make it work. And there are enough of us who are passionate about this that we could watch those polls like hawks to keep the illegals away.

Operative word is "YET". If the democrats EVER get power back in Texas, we all in deep (you know what). Even the Viking Kitties won't save us (good excuse for kitty picture).

[Allegra]

Well, OK then. After all, Ann Richards just loves Clinton. Bite 'im, Dulcie! That's right, bite him where Monica did!

[PetroniDE]

Hey democrats,

TAX THIS !!!!

[Freebird Forever]

A state income tax, ya say?

[Pedantic_Lady]

Wow! There's a reflection of the Texas mindset.

Not really; the bills didn't pass, of course. You can be executed in Texas for crimes committed as a juvenile, but I think you have to be 16, probably 17 to be sentenced to death. It's unusual but it does happen.

[al_c]

State income tax? Yeah ... that'll pass.

Not.