Comments on: The Road To Hell Runs Right Through The Georgia Legislature - Part 1 http://politicalvine.com/politicalrumors/rumors/the-road-to-hell-runs-right-through-the-georgia-legislature-part-1/ The Political Vine is the home of political news, satire, rants, and rumors. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:02:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Max Lancaster http://politicalvine.com/politicalrumors/rumors/the-road-to-hell-runs-right-through-the-georgia-legislature-part-1/#comment-10955 Max Lancaster Sat, 03 May 2008 19:36:37 +0000 http://politicalvine.com/politicalrumors/rumors/the-road-to-hell-runs-right-through-the-georgia-legislature-part-1/#comment-10955 Oh! Great job! Very good and actual post. I add your interesting blog in my iGoogle page! Oh! Great job!
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]]> By: Bill Simon http://politicalvine.com/politicalrumors/rumors/the-road-to-hell-runs-right-through-the-georgia-legislature-part-1/#comment-10953 Bill Simon Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:10:43 +0000 http://politicalvine.com/politicalrumors/rumors/the-road-to-hell-runs-right-through-the-georgia-legislature-part-1/#comment-10953 Anne, I appreciate the correction...I was giving the Senate and Casey Cagle as large a cushion as I could. With a 6% top-rate income tax burden, the amount of tax money that gets "reduced" over 5 years becomes even tinier. As far as the news that Georgia's 0.7% below the national average...that's hardly due to the current leadership in the state senate, house, or governor's mansion. The point of the article was to demonstrate that a 10% income tax reduction over 5 years amounted to about $50 per year, while the chance to eliminate the car ad valorem tax amounted to something on the order of $200 PER YEAR...so, $1000 over 5 years, and savings every year after that. Anne,

I appreciate the correction…I was giving the Senate and Casey Cagle as large a cushion as I could.

With a 6% top-rate income tax burden, the amount of tax money that gets “reduced” over 5 years becomes even tinier.

As far as the news that Georgia’s 0.7% below the national average…that’s hardly due to the current leadership in the state senate, house, or governor’s mansion.

The point of the article was to demonstrate that a 10% income tax reduction over 5 years amounted to about $50 per year, while the chance to eliminate the car ad valorem tax amounted to something on the order of $200 PER YEAR…so, $1000 over 5 years, and savings every year after that.

]]> By: Anne Economista http://politicalvine.com/politicalrumors/rumors/the-road-to-hell-runs-right-through-the-georgia-legislature-part-1/#comment-10950 Anne Economista Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:35:54 +0000 http://politicalvine.com/politicalrumors/rumors/the-road-to-hell-runs-right-through-the-georgia-legislature-part-1/#comment-10950 Re the Tax Foundation numbers you cite, you seem to have misread the linked report. The 10.3% figure is the total burden of all state and local taxes in Georgia as a percent of personal income - not income taxes. This includes income, property, sales and excise taxes. Also, if you've ever filled out a GA income tax form, you may have noticed that the top marginal rate in GA is 6%, so there is no way the average rate could be 10.3%. Finally, you neglected to mention what the Tax Foundation said in regard to that 10.3% tax burden - that is, that it is .7% below the national averages and ranks GA 32nd out of the fifty states in total state and local tax burden. Just thought you'd want the facts. Re the Tax Foundation numbers you cite, you seem to have misread the linked report. The 10.3% figure is the total burden of all state and local taxes in Georgia as a percent of personal income - not income taxes. This includes income, property, sales and excise taxes. Also, if you’ve ever filled out a GA income tax form, you may have noticed that the top marginal rate in GA is 6%, so there is no way the average rate could be 10.3%. Finally, you neglected to mention what the Tax Foundation said in regard to that 10.3% tax burden - that is, that it is .7% below the national averages and ranks GA 32nd out of the fifty states in total state and local tax burden.

Just thought you’d want the facts.

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