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<DIV><FONT size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>w.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=reggieholmquist@u.boisestate.edu
href="mailto:reggieholmquist@u.boisestate.edu">Reggie Holmquist</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=deco@moscow.com
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">Art Deco</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 27, 2010 1:39
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Isaac Young and
State Income/Sales Tax</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>The chances of Mr. Young actually getting elected are so low,
that I tend to perceive him as a bit of a gadfly.<BR><BR>-Reggie<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Art Deco <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I refer to my previous post about electing the terminally
dumb.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>w.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228)"><B>From:</B>
<A title=thansen@moscow.com href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"
target=_blank>Tom Hansen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target=_blank>Moscow Vision 2020</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 27, 2010
12:52 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Isaac Young and
State Income/Sales Tax</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Greetings Visoinaires -<BR><BR>Since Isaac Young refused to
participate in KRFP's call-in debate last<BR>night, I will post my
questions here . . . for open discussion.<BR><BR>On June 19, 2010 Isaac
Young stated on his Facebook page:<BR><BR>"We save money at the state
level by limiting the size of state<BR>government. The money we save by
doing this will allow us to eliminate the<BR>state income tax. Then every
one is taxed fairly (sales tax) by their life<BR>style and how much they
consume. By reducing the regulations on all<BR>business and streamlining
the permit process, you are able to get citizens<BR>to work more
quickly."<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/ILikeIke/112506065442567?ref=ts"
target=_blank>http://www.facebook.com/pages/ILikeIke/112506065442567?ref=ts</A><BR><BR>-----------------------------<BR><BR>According
to the U.S. Census Bureau, the state of Idaho realized $1.3<BR>billion in
state income tax revenue in 2009.<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/0913idstax.html"
target=_blank>http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/0913idstax.html</A><BR><BR>Question:
Specifically, what state positions would Mr. Young
eliminate<BR>and/or which specific state programs would Mr. Young
eliminate/reduce to<BR>compensate for this loss of state income tax
revenue?<BR><BR>-----------------------------<BR><BR>Mr. Young suggests
that eliminating state income tax would level the<BR>proverbial playing
field as "every one is taxed fairly (sales tax) by<BR>their life style and
how much they consume."<BR><BR>According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the
state of Idaho realized just $1.2<BR>billion in state salestax revenue in
2009.<BR><BR><A href="http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/0913idstax.html"
target=_blank>http://www.census.gov/govs/statetax/0913idstax.html</A><BR><BR>Realizing
that state revenue realized from state sales tax would have to<BR>make up
for the $1.3 billion loss, resulting from the termination of
state<BR>income tax, this would leave two options (one being consumer
dependent and<BR>the other potentially initiated by the state
government.<BR><BR>1) The consumer-dependent option: CItizens
of the state of Idaho would<BR>have to purchase twice as much as they did
the year prior to the<BR>elimination of state income tax. These
citizens would include those with<BR>low or no (as a result of
unemployment) income.<BR><BR>This option, as much as we may strongly
disagree with its suggestion, may<BR>be the better of the two . .
.<BR><BR>2) The government-initiated option: Increase state
sales tax from six<BR>percent to twelve percent. This option may
have a somewhat measurable<BR>adverse impact on families of high
income. But, could you imagine the<BR>impact it would have on low
and no income families as they make their<BR>weekly trip tlo WinCo to buy
groceries (something everybody needs,<BR>regardless of life
style.<BR><BR>------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Thoughts,
V-peeps?<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR>"The Pessimist
complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<BR>and the
Realist adjusts his sails."<BR><BR>-
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