tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post6796892692997716298..comments2024-03-15T03:20:38.106-05:00Comments on Brains and Eggs: This Week in Paradigm ShiftsPDiddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-57558950321620083932015-04-29T10:35:32.749-05:002015-04-29T10:35:32.749-05:00I just don't like Democrats falling in line wi...I just don't like Democrats falling in line with Republicans, especially on tax cuts, Charles. As someone said somewhere, I would rather they keep my three bucks per hundred spent, or 171 for the year (my share is more than double that) and apply it toward the schools.<br /><br />What harm would it have done a single Democrat in a safe district to say that, and vote no?<br /><br />I want to see some Texas Democrats stand up for progressive principles, and there's little of that happening in this session. For the record I expect to be further disappointed.PDiddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851660342241127485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901123.post-31572253806873580532015-04-29T09:16:19.746-05:002015-04-29T09:16:19.746-05:00I don't understand the angst over the sales ta...I don't understand the angst over the sales tax cut vote. Sales taxes are regressive. Why would we not be okay with a cut to a regressive tax? <br /><br />We are getting a tax cut this session. You don't want it and I don't want it, but we lost the election. The choice is between the House sales tax cut and the Senate property tax cut, which 1) benefits fewer people, and renters not at all, and 2) necessitates some advanced shenanigans with the spending cap, for which the "solution" is to decree that tax cuts don't count towards the cap. Given that, voting for the sales tax cut is a no-brainer. Having the House bill pass and the Senate bill die is the better outcome.Charles Kuffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017754405865832150noreply@blogger.com