Comments on: Legislator Wants Tax On Tax

By: dog

dog — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:04:54 +0000

I’d gladly pay an extra tax if I net $250,000.00 on my income. Bring it on.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:53:40 +0000

How about an extra tax on law makers

By: Kappa TA

Kappa TA — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:14:15 +0000

Good news, maybe. The Governor has ruled out a surcharge on income taxes for those making more than $50,000 yearly. He and his budget minions are talking more departmental/agency cuts, including “superfluous” travel, memberships, etc. I’d like to think he’s reading us or at least catching our intelligent vibes!

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:09:50 +0000

tax us more and the Idaho economy that sucks now will just get worse.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:30:24 +0000

KTA it has gone way beyond skipping an occasional lunch, or that seminar in Las Vegas. Each and every state agency must justify their very existance. Supervisors that are actually in the trenches doing the work rather than sitting back and reading a report. From the Governor’s office to the Maintainance department. Across the board!!!!

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:45:05 +0000

An income tax surcharge can be worded so as to add that surcharge only to those with, for instance, net taxable income greater than $250,000 (or any other number you care to choose).

Kappa TA said: “The poor and middle class are already taxed heavily.” He (or she) is correct, and let me add that the tax burden needs to be shifted more to the rich, who do not, IMO, pay their fair share.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:46:59 +0000

No government people ever seem to do the math:
Raise the sales tax, more of our money goes to the tax, so we have less to spend on stuff, so we buy less stuff, so we pay less sales tax. Raise the property tax, some people lose their homes and other property, so now they’re not paying any property tax, hence less income for the state. Higher income tax? Less money to spend and pay taxes on and with.
Business hurting? Lay off some people; now those people have no money and aren’t shopping, so the places they used to shop have fewer customers, less income, so they lay off more people or go broke and close down. Either way, that means fewer people shopping and buying …. and on and on.
And then they wonder why the economy isn’t picking up rapidly.

By: Kappa TA

Kappa TA — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:14:22 +0000

This is a poor plan proposed by a Democrat. The poor and middle class are already taxed heavily. Give them a chance to climb out of the recession instead of forever dooming them to financial disaster. Those who will not receive cost of living adjustments, including the military I’ve heard, cannot continue to pay more with less. Trim non-essential services, i.e. luncheons, trips, some training, some memberships, etc. Do not support this surcharge on income taxes! Many Idahoans cannot even pay their income taxes due to unemployment, age bias, economic setbacks, etc. What are lawmakers willing to give up? Will they give up their healthcare plans, their pensions, their homes, everything they’ve worked for their whole lives? We will never rise above current circumstances unless our leaders “think” these kinds of plans through in real math-real time terms.

The legislator is Rep. Shirley Ringo, D-Moscow.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:40:13 +0000

Dave, we already have a tax on tax, albeit one that can be avoided.

The state charges a liquor tax and also a beer and wine tax. Then they also charge you sales tax. You are paying sales tax on the liquor tax and you’re paying sales tax on the beer and wine tax.

Pretty sneaky but hey, it’s all for a good cause no?

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:19:28 +0000

Couldn’t disagree with Rod any more. Tax should not be levied on anything but sales. Everything else is punitive to achievement.