Posted on 03/16/2005 6:28:35 AM PST by kildak
73 Pantywaisted Texas House members voted to approve HB3 on Monday night, March 13. HB3 hits small businesses and regular citizens with new and increased taxes The Republicans have charge of the Texas Legislature for the first time in a century and they voted for a HUGE NEW tax!! What are they thinking??!!
I am asking all citizens to send the Republicans (and Dems too if you want) who voted for the tax a pair of PANTIES since they proved they are sissies! (You can buy a yellow pair at Walmart for 88 cents.) Send the panties to as many BAD House members that you can afford to.
All House members (especially Republicans who voted for the tax) deserve the panties!! Let them know you think they wimped out by sending them a new selection of underwear!!! REMEMBER, THESE PEOPLE GET THE PANTIES!!!
Republicans voting 'yes'
Speaker of the House Tom Craddick; Allen, R; Anderson; Baxter; Berman; Blake; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Campbell; Casteel; Chisum; Cook, B.; Corte; Crabb; Crownover; Davis, J.; Dawson; Denny; Driver; Eissler; Elkins; Flynn; Geren; Goodman; Goolsby; Griggs; Grusendorf; Hamilton; Hamric; Hardcastle; Hartnett; Hill; Hope; Howard; Hunter; Hupp; Isett; Jackson; Keffer, B.; Keffer, J.; King, P.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Madden; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Nixon; Orr; Otto; Phillips; Pitts; Riddle; Seaman; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Truitt; Van Arsdale; Wong; Woolley; Zedler. Absent and not voting- Delisi; Gattis; Harper-Brown; West- send them a big 'thanks' as well.
Democrats voting 'yes'
Edwards
The House members disregarded the Will of the People and voted to keep their political careers intact by voting to RAISE and CREATE NEW TAXES instead of listening to us!! We have to let them know we are watching them!!
Now, we have to start applying the pressure to the Texas Senators who think they can get away with passing this junk legislation on to the governor for signing!
We will fight and we will WIN!
While you're thinking about it: Send a kind note or phone call to the good guys who voted AGAINST the tax. REMEMBER, THESE ARE THE GOOD GUYS--BE NICE TO THEM! These folks voted NO! (click here to determine your representative and find their contact information)
Republicans voting 'NAY' Haggerty;Heger; Jones,D; Keel; Laubenberg; McCall; Merritt; Paxton; Reyna Democrats voting 'Nay' Allen, A.; Alonzo; Anchia; Bailey; Burnam; Castro; Chavez; Coleman; Cook, R.; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Escobar; Farabee; Farrar; Flores; Frost; Gallego; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Guillen; Herrero; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Jones, J.; King, T.; Laney; Leibowitz; Luna; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Moreno, J.; Moreno, P.; Naishtat; Noriega, M.; Oliveira; Olivo; Peña; Pickett; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Ritter; Rodriguez; Rose; Solis; Strama; Thompson; Turner; Uresti; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo.
Darrell
PS I'm kicking the idea around for a "Panty Drop-off site" Keep listening to KLIF for details.....
Finally, don't forget to let our Governor know how you feel.....
Contact Information:
contact the Governor by email
Phone and Mail information:
Office of the Governor Main Switchboard: (512) 463-2000 [office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CST]
Citizen's Opinion Hotline: (800) 252-9600
Office of the Governor Fax: (512) 463-1849
Mailing Address Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711-2428
I predict...some form of this "rallying call"...will become prevalent across the nation.
The congresscritters of all stripes better get on the "right" side of this too......
FRegards,
IF...it's all just a "wash" why do it?
Eventually.....
The new "business" tax is an income tax. An let a former resident of Connecticut during the Weicker administration tell you that one a new income tax is imposed, no matter how small at first, it opens the door to a whole can of worms. Right now, the property tax is capped at 2.7 percent. They can't milk much more out of it w/o pissing people off. That is why they want to lower propertty taxes and shift it to taxes more easily hidden and, thus, more easily raised.
To eliminate the principal of the franchise tax which is very rough on small businesses. The payroll tax will provide the same revenue, with the burden placed more on large businesses.
I would prefer to have business taxes eliminated altogether, since they are just passed on to consumers or taken away from employees, but property tax relief is more important right now.
(You can buy a yellow pair at Walmart for 88 cents.)
I'm sure you agree that taxing certain behavior discourages it. Why then, would we want to place a tax on jobs?
That property tax decrease is not going to make much of a difference when businesses start passing their tax increases along to the consumer.
That's not an absolute. Taxing necessities does not discourage that behavior. A tax on breathing for example would not cause mass asphyxiation.
I'm not for a payroll tax, I'm for property tax relief, and I'm willing to fight the battles one at a time.
Property taxes are eating my lunch. Consumption taxes aren't going to hurt me. Business taxes are a fight for another day.
This was no solution. Plank 4 of the state party platform spelled out the policy republican's were supposted to be running on. Sadly most of them don't feel like they are beholden to those that provided them with money, staff and votes.
So you want to create a new tax so you can later fight to eliminate it? Sounds like a winning plan.
Make sure there is a skid mark?
"Make sure there is a skid mark?"
Well, the petitioners might not sign it then....
If it means reducing property taxes today, yes.
I can't find a "sunset" provision in HB3, so I'm not sure what you mean. The tax rate is being capped.
Just so everyone understands where you're coming from - would you support a 1.1% income tax, instead of a "business" tax, if it meant reducing property taxes today.
No. We don't have an income tax. We already have a business tax called the franchise tax, they are just changing the cricumstances (closing loopholes) under which they collect it.
I like this idea
Maybe we can do this on a National Level to get our representatives in the Senate to live up to their Constitutional Duties and Confirm in a straight up vote, GWB's Judicial Noms.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.