In times of tanking economys, the poor want lower taxes Repubs

[EVDebs]

win them over with TABORs (taxpayer bill of rights) laws which then cement a certain year's budget priorities percentages into stone and then allow for growth in the budget but only to the extent of population growth (so that a per capita figure can be obtained) and inflation (which the feds provide). If a series of good economic years arise, the prospects for a rebate of excess to the taxpayers is an incentive that encourages passage of such measures. States like CO, ID, TN, WI, KS, FL, TN

So far, in Colorado - where TABOR has been in effect for 12 years- the DEMOCRATS are now on the rise ! Obviously, something must be backfiring on the Republicans there.

Could some politically astute DUers see what's happening ? Furthermore, in Idaho I've found a website for TABOR that is pretty funny...they've got a "BARF ALERT" for when liberals are about to propose idiotic spending measures. The link is at http://www.idtaxreform.com/barfAlert.htm

We at DU have skewered crazy conservative spending ... maybe we should email them the one about the missing $1 trillion at DoD ?
"Military waste under fire--$1 trillion missing -- Bush plan targets Pentagon accounting"
by Tom Abate, SF Chronicle Staff Writer Sunday, May 18, 2003
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/05/18/MN251738.DTL
Bush seems to have missed the target so far....

I always get a laugh when I hear about Bush "saving" taxpayers dollars! BTW, how about auditing DoD sometime ?

[johnaries]

1. Repugs, HELLO! The poor don't PAY taxes!

Because they're POOR! They want a JOB that hasn't been outsourced! And if they're the working poor, they want to make a Living Wage!

What idiots. How did they get control?

Oh, yeah. Limbaugh, Faux News, and ELECTION FRAUD!!!!

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

Ok, I feel better now. Thanks for the post! :hi:

[EVDebs]

3. News to me, "the poor don't pay taxes" ....can you read ? The

book

"Perfectly Legal: the Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - AND CHEAT EVERYBODY ELSE"

by David Cay Johnston, shows that with withholding on payroll, FICA etc, and state and local taxes (sales taxes, etc) the poor pay about 20% of income, and this is about the same for middle class and WEALTHY taxpayers. Total taxation is figured, that is state, local and federal taxation.

Also, we subsidize the wealthiest 1 1/2% of taxpayers, especially through social security. And don't get me started on corporations many of whom don't even pay taxes. Read Warren Buffett's comments in
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0306-01.htm

[Chicago Democrat]

2. The Poor should Die!

and decrease the surplus population!

(scrooge off)