[Vision2020] Legislative Newsletter Week III - January 26-30th

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 12:19:20 -0800

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T-
My thanks for your Taxpayer Accountability Act effort (see info below 
from Trail's original post).  That act highlights the incredible power 
of the special interest lobbies in Idaho and their control of the debate 
and the Republican Party.  Good for you.
BL

> 5.  Taxpayer Protection Act  -- Under the leadership of Rep. Delores 
> Crow, a bill has been introduced in the Rev and Tax Committee.  The 
> intent of the bill is that a 2/3rds vote of both chambers would be 
> necessary to pass any tax increase.  This is a constitutional amendment.
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>      I plan on introducing another constitutional amendment on Monday 
> called the Taxpayer Accountability Act.  This would require a 2/3rds 
> vote in both chambers to pass any tax credit or tax exemption for 
> special interest groups.  We     currently have 75 tax exemptions and 
> credits in operation which cost the state about $1.2 billion per 
> year.  An exemption is basically a tax on Idaho citizens in the sense 
> that a special interest groups get a tax break, and     the citizens 
> of the state foot the bill.
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> Rep. Tom Trail
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> I can be contacted at ttrail@house.state.id.us
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T- 
My thanks for your Taxpayer Accountability Act effort (see info below
from Trail's original post).&nbsp; That act highlights the incredible power
of the special interest lobbies in Idaho and their control of the
debate and the Republican Party.&nbsp; Good for you. 
BL 

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 5.&nbsp; Taxpayer Protection Act&nbsp; --
Under the leadership of Rep. Delores
Crow, a bill has been introduced in the Rev and Tax Committee.&nbsp; The intent of the bill is that a 2/3rds
vote of both chambers would be necessary to pass any tax increase.&nbsp; This is a constitutional amendment.<o:p></o:p>
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 I plan on introducing
another constitutional amendment on Monday called the Taxpayer
Accountability
Act.&nbsp; This would require a 2/3rds
vote in both chambers to pass any tax credit or tax exemption for
special
interest groups.&nbsp; We&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; currently
have 75 tax
exemptions and credits in operation which cost the state about $1.2
billion per
year.&nbsp; An exemption is basically a
tax on Idaho citizens in the sense that a special interest groups get a
tax
break, and&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the
citizens of the state foot the bill.<o:p></o:p>
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 Rep.
Tom Trail<o:p></o:p>
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 I
can be contacted at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ttrail@house.state.id.us">ttrail@house.state.id.us</a> <o:p></o:p>
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