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1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:

This while at the same time screaming for local control of schools and vilifying the DoEd.  And ignoring the fact that school boards have been intentionally filled with MAGAts everywhere they could get away with it.

statewide republicans next hat trick is going to be figuring out how to hand wave away the MAGAts at all the school boards who are going to be crying poor because they need more money for bibles but can't raise taxes...

 

31 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Always easier to blame big liberal cities for all that ails your state versus the people who've been in charge for 30 years. 

The big liberal cities that are the source of all the job growth, economic development, and prosperity that Gov broke legs loves to brag about? 

No Way Wow GIF

So infuriating that dipshit hayseeds out in the sticks who vote R no matter what eat that shit up...

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The property tax stuff is insane, just like most things in this state. The system is absolutely broken but as mentioned, ‘we got no where else to go’ with income tax banned, sales tax would need to be juiced to ~20%. State money is tapped out on helping cut ptaxes too. I think my fav from the “abolish ptax” crowd is when they say it will help alleviate rental rates for renters…. Yep, those apartment owners most certainly will happily cut rents instead of keeping them level while pocketing the windfall, bc that’s exactly how capitalism works. 

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3 hours ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

If they were really serious about getting rid of property taxes they wouldn't have passed the constitutional amendment a few years back making it even harder to install an income tax. Since that tool is off the table get ready for our political heroes to crank up sales tax if they actually want to make a serious effort to get rid of property taxes.

It'll be the greatest gift to businesses everywhere.  Businesses can buy up all the property and easily keep purchases out of state avoiding the inflated sales tax.  Building a subdivision in DFW? Buy all building materials in OKC and get it delivered in 5 hours instead of 1.  No big deal at all for the cost savings.

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12 hours ago, bluto said:

The system is absolutely broken but as mentioned, ‘we got no where else to go’ with income tax banned, sales tax would need to be juiced to ~20%

Somehow, Washington state manages with no income tax, with sales tax only a point or two higher than most places in Texas, and yet I pay around 0.9% in property taxes. 
 

fuel tax is probably skewed higher in WA, but you can always buy an EV and eliminate that one if you so choose.  (I think EVs have a decent sized surcharge at the annual registration to account for that but not having one I don’t know how sizeable.)

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Democrats need to file official criminal complaints against all of these ghouls. Say that, in their opinion, they all look like males with grown out hair using the women’s restroom. Cite things like beer bellies, broad shoulders, visible facial hair, adam’s apples… tailor each complaint to be the most hurtful to each woman. Just embarrass the fuck out of each of them, this is war.

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