It seems that congress is considering eliminating the personal income tax deductions for state and local taxes.
That would cause citizen involvement to lower local taxes.
Maybe that is a good idea.
We deserve better
Brutus
Putting the squeeze on local governments
November 16, 2017
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Grading our politicians
November 15, 2017The earlier post about the kindergarten report card got us to look into what else our elected officials might learn at EPISD.
According to the pre-kindergarten report card the school district measures these things:
Maybe we should change the age limit on these elected positions. A pre-k child that gets a “P” for proficient on these things might be a better candidate than what we have.
We deserve better
Brutus
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What corporate tax rate?
November 12, 2017A regular reader sent this in the other day:
Politicians WILL NEVER understand that Corporations do not pay taxes no matter how high or low the rate.
PEOPLE pay taxes.
The COST of a manufacturer’s product INCLUDES the taxes they pay, besides the raw materials, and labor.
Do you want a lower cost of living? Educate your Congressman about true economics.
I personally think it is a hopeless cause.
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They could learn it in kindergarten
November 8, 2017This little snippet is part of the EPISD kindergarten report card:
Could we get our elected officials to attend that class?
We deserve better
Brutus
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Tax cuts do not have to be “paid for”
November 5, 2017There has been considerable discussion recently in the media outlets about the potential tax reform measures that congress is considering.
When the topic of tax-cuts or reductions comes up we are told that one of the problems is in finding ways to pay for the cuts. The implication is that some other set of taxes will have to go up.
Not necessary
We don’t need to pay for tax cuts.
The government needs to cut spending so that it is aligned with tax revenue.
They don’t have a guaranteed amount of income. If congress decides to cut taxes the loss of revenue should be accompanied by a cut in spending.
We deserve better
Brutus
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