[Vision2020] Democrats new property tax plan: $104 million cut for homeowners

[Donovan Arnold]

"The latest plan coming from Gov. Jim Risch's camp would eliminate the  school tax for everyone, saving $250 million in property taxes. But to  cover the cost, he would raise the sales tax by a penny, raising about  $210 million, and then take the $40 million left from the surplus."
  
  Both the Democrats and Republicans have unfair plans. Risch's plan is  even more reckless. He wants to shift the burden of taxes from property  owners and place it on the back of the poor by increasing sales tax on  daily needed items by 20%.
  
  Democrats want to cut property tax by $104 million then raise the sales tax to generate more money for education.
  
  
  This is just two groups of people arguing whether to call the zebra  black with white strips or white with black strips. They are both  planning to shift the tax burden from the wealthy and middle class to  the poor and middle class by implementing a progressive sales tax. 
  
  This is typical politicians thinking: cut taxes just before the  election by placing the tax burden on the shoulders of those who can  least afford it.
  
They ought to place a handwashing station at  each polling district because the voting booths are the most unsanitary  places of all.
  
  Best,
  
  _DJA
  
  

TIM RIGSBY <tim.rigsby at hotmail.com> wrote:  Thanks for the thought and input.  Maybe I should have called out the 
Republicants as opposed to the Republicans.  I agree, Schroeder and Trail 
have a very wonderful track record of supporting public education.  One of 
the reasons they probably support public monies going to public education is 
because they represent the University of Idaho.  A majority of their 
constituents either work for, are supported by, or are related to somehow 
with the UI.

Then again, Schroeder and Trail have been called RINOs on more than one 
occasion.  Thanks Tim for pointing out my broad stroke.

Tim



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>From: Tim Lohrmann 
>To: tim.rigsby at hotmail.com
>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Democrats new property tax plan: $104 million cut for homeowners
>Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:59:31 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hey Visionistics,
>         He may have a cool first name, but I've still got to call Tim 
>Rigsby on a little something here.
>         Tim writes--"Republicans never have supported public education and 
>I am sure they were pissed when the IEA collected enough signatures to get 
>the 1% initiative on the November ballot. Thoughts?"
>         Yeah, I actually managed one of those thought thingys on this one, 
>Tim.
>         Watch those broad, sweeping statements---because you're just plain 
>wrong here.
>         Wrong how?
>         Two words---Schroeder & Trail.
>         It would be tough to find a State Rep. or a State Senator of 
>either party who have supported public education more consistently than 
>either Tom Trail or Gary Schroeder.
>        The IEA agrees by routinely endorsing them for re-election.
>        Anyway, thanks for the interesting article forward...just thought 
>you might wanna do a little closer fact check on your "short message" 
>section next time.
>        TL
>
>
>
>
>          "Those 'technicalities have a name, Bobby.  They're called the 
>Bill of Rights."
>                                                                            
>                              ---Hank Hill
>
>
>
>
>
>The Idaho Statesman  wrote:
>   You have been sent the following article from Tim Rigsby as a courtesy 
>of The Idaho Statesman.
>
>"Local News - 10:56 a.m. Democrats offer new property tax plan: $104 
>million cut for homeowners"
>
>To view this article on The Idaho Statesman website, go to:
>http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200660711006
>
>The following is a short message from Tim Rigsby:
>Could be good, who knows for sure though. I am guessing that the 
>Rebublicans want to raise the sales tax to prevent the IEA proposed sales 
>tax increase from passing in November. Republicans never have supported 
>public education and I am sure they were pissed when the IEA collected 
>enough signatures to get the 1% initiative on the November ballot. 
>Thoughts?
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