Don't tax you, don't tax me, tax the man behind the tree. No, that is not original with me. That is from Russell Long. The aridity of serious policy debate, which often is the case on this site, is disappointing. But this site is still simply splendid. The wheat is well worth enduring the chaff.
Is it a desireable thing? No.
But nobody seems to be able to come up with anything except "spending cuts" (nobody ever says where) or sales tax increases (which are just as onerous as a business tax).
The money to fund Texas schools has to come from somewhere, and it's not going to magically appear out of slot machines or lottery tickets (as Carole Keeton "Ma" Strayhorn advocates).