[Vision2020] Isaac Young and State Income/Sales Tax

[Art Deco]

Given an informed, thoughtful electorate voting solely on secular issues, you are correct.  However, such an assumption about the electorate does not appear to hold.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Reggie Holmquist 
  To: Art Deco 
  Cc: Vision 2020 
  Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 1:39 PM
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Isaac Young and State Income/Sales Tax


  The chances of Mr. Young actually getting elected are so low, that I tend to perceive him as a bit of a gadfly.

  -Reggie


  On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Art Deco <deco at moscow.com> wrote:

    I refer to my previous post about electing the terminally dumb.

    w.
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Tom Hansen 
      To: Moscow Vision 2020 
      Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:52 PM
      Subject: [Vision2020] Isaac Young and State Income/Sales Tax


      Greetings Visoinaires -

      Since Isaac Young refused to participate in KRFP's call-in debate last
      night, I will post my questions here . . . for open discussion.

      On June 19, 2010 Isaac Young stated on his Facebook page:

      "We save money at the state level by limiting the size of state
      government. The money we save by doing this will allow us to eliminate the
      state income tax. Then every one is taxed fairly (sales tax) by their life
      style and how much they consume. By reducing the regulations on all
      business and streamlining the permit process, you are able to get citizens
      to work more quickly."

      http://www.facebook.com/pages/ILikeIke/112506065442567?ref=ts

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      According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the state of Idaho realized $1.3
      billion in state income tax revenue in 2009.

      http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/0913idstax.html

      Question:  Specifically, what state positions would  Mr. Young eliminate
      and/or which specific state programs would Mr. Young eliminate/reduce to
      compensate for this loss of state income tax revenue?

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      Mr. Young suggests that eliminating state income tax would level the
      proverbial playing field as "every one is taxed fairly (sales tax) by
      their life style and how much they consume."

      According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the state of Idaho realized just $1.2
      billion in state salestax revenue in 2009.

      http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/0913idstax.html

      Realizing that state revenue realized from state sales tax would have to
      make up for the $1.3 billion loss, resulting from the termination of state
      income tax, this would leave two options (one being consumer dependent and
      the other potentially initiated by the state government.

      1)  The consumer-dependent option:  CItizens of the state of Idaho would
      have to purchase twice as much as they did the year prior to the
      elimination of state income tax.  These citizens would include those with
      low or no (as a result of unemployment) income.

      This option, as much as we may strongly disagree with its suggestion, may
      be the better of the two . . .

      2)  The government-initiated option:  Increase state sales tax from six
      percent to twelve percent.  This option may have a somewhat measurable
      adverse impact on families of high income.  But, could you imagine the
      impact it would have on low and no income families as they make their
      weekly trip tlo WinCo to buy groceries (something everybody needs,
      regardless of life style.

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      Thoughts, V-peeps?

      Tom Hansen
      Moscow, Idaho

      "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
      and the Realist adjusts his sails."

      - Unknown


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