Looks like the Dallas Morning News' endorsement of Perry won't prevent them from calling him out. DMN's editorial this morning: [emphasis theirs]
But it's the other half of that new Perry campaign speech that makes absolutely no sense. He says he'd like to roll back the rate on the new business tax. Yes, that would be the same tax just hammered out to help fund Texas schools. Simply unbelievable.Flo just doesn't understand. See, Perry doesn't need to know how much revenue the tax will raise, or how much extra cash we'll have in the budget surplus. Perry's got faith, and he's a leader, and I think it's in everyone's best interest to do what he says: cut the tax. Cut the shit out of it. Make those local school districts fend for themselves and jump up appraisals even more.The ink's hardly dry on this tax, which was approved in May - after four excruciating sessions - as a way to shift about a third of the funds for schools from local property taxes to Texas businesses.
GOP Sen. Florence Shapiro put it perfectly: "I don't see how we can lower the business tax rate when we haven't even begun collecting it yet."
Then, when homeowners see that the property tax cuts aren't materializing because of the liberal, tax-and-spend local appraisal districts, the public will be foaming at the mouth for an insanely low appraisal cap. Then school districts will be truly fucked.
When your entire plan is to destroy government, you don't really need to know a lot of the details. Instead, just answer "tax cuts."
Trying to get those small business owners back since it's beginning to look like the bible thumpers are pissed and staying home.
Wait a minute....Florence Shapiro really said that? 'Cause if so, I'm totally sending her a thank you note.
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Yes, perfect. It's all coming together.