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Iowa Democratic Leaders Postpone Federal Deductibility Debate ONE MORE TIME!

Iowa Democratic Leaders Postpone Federal Deductibility Debate ONE MORE TIME!

Every time Democrats tell us they are going to debate House File 807/Senate File 468, which repeals Iowa’s Income Tax deduction on Federal Income Tax (also referred to as putting a “Tax on a Tax”), the public shows up to convey their opposition and watch the proceedings, only to have them postpone the debate to another day.

Why?

Why, when Grand-stall and Smurphy tell us that they have the votes to pass the legislation, do they delay getting the work done?

Possible answers:

  1. They don’t have the votes.
  2. They are afraid that the presence of actual voters might cause some Democrats to think twice about how they will vote.
  3. They are afraid that the presence of actual voters might cause Governor Culver to think twice about whether he will sign the bill.
  4. They are afraid they might be forced to say something that is blatantly stupid or a lie in order to make their case stronger.  Like the bill is revenue neutral (lie) or that lower income Iowans will benefit (lie) or that only rich people will be negatively impacted (stupid).
  5. Or they are just plain afraid of a headline that might read “Iowa Democrats Lead Government Rebellion Against Taxpayers”.  I kind of like that one… I hope I don’t get to use.

I suspect we will see a quiet attempt to slip this bill through once they think no one is looking.  We must, all Iowan taxpayers, keep our eyes and ears open in the coming days to ensure we are there when the votes are cast… the politicians must not be allowed to sneak this through without public scrutiny.

Don’t let them raise your taxes.

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I really don’t get this one when I look at face value.  Who benefits?  What is the problem that this solves?  Don’t be fooled, it’s not about making life better for those with lower incomes… it’s about increasing revenue.  Even with a “revenue neutral” model for 2010 and 2011, there is a dramatic increase in revenue in 2012 and later.

And if this does pass, two things need to happen:

  1. Get Democrats out of office.
  2. Make Republicans PROMISE to fix it when they have control.

If we don’t hold Republicans’ feet to the fire, it will be too easy even for them to accept the inflated revenue and spend it on something.  This is not intended as a criticism of Republicans (I count myself in their number), but of human nature.

No matter who is in office, you have to hold them accountable.

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