Comments on: FITSNews Exclusive (Updated) – McConnell To Push Revenue Cap http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: southernmapart http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-81872 southernmapart Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:06:33 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-81872 Limits on revenue? How confusing. Limits on the percentage of revenue relative to economic growth, or just limiting revenue? McConnell promotes it and that worries me; McConnell the big spender for a submarine. A councilman in Oconee County is reported saying "We don't have an over-taxing problem, we have an under-spending problem." He is talking about the extra-ordinary amount of millions of undesignated reserves held by the county and the school district. Limits on revenues? What will the state do when re-assessments at local level start lowering assessments and the county tax base goes down. Will the limit on revenues apply to the old tax base revenue, or the new lower tax base revenue? Personally, I rather we start with the state paying for all the mandates it sends down to local level, instead of making us pay for state mandated requirements. That would slow down some of the legislative lip-service. Limits on revenue? How confusing. Limits on the percentage of revenue relative to economic growth, or just limiting revenue?

McConnell promotes it and that worries me; McConnell the big spender for a submarine.

A councilman in Oconee County is reported saying “We don’t have an over-taxing problem, we have an under-spending problem.” He is talking about the extra-ordinary amount of millions of undesignated reserves held by the county and the school district.

Limits on revenues? What will the state do when re-assessments at local level start lowering assessments and the county tax base goes down. Will the limit on revenues apply to the old tax base revenue, or the new lower tax base revenue?

Personally, I rather we start with the state paying for all the mandates it sends down to local level, instead of making us pay for state mandated requirements. That would slow down some of the legislative lip-service.

]]> By: It’s an Election Year, and He Gets It. « The Other Brooks Brothers — and Their Sister, Too http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-11713 It’s an Election Year, and He Gets It. « The Other Brooks Brothers — and Their Sister, Too Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:13:21 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-11713 [...] folks over at FITSNews did a good job of detailing this yesterday after the Senate Spending Caps Study Committee meeting, and I’d suggest giving that [...] [...] folks over at FITSNews did a good job of detailing this yesterday after the Senate Spending Caps Study Committee meeting, and I’d suggest giving that [...]

]]> By: Leatherman is back... http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-11643 Leatherman is back... Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:30:48 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-11643 Leatherman's socialist bill restricting political speech was introduced again in the Senate today. He said he fixed it so it's "constitutional" now. Please do another post on this! Leatherman’s socialist bill restricting political speech was introduced again in the Senate today. He said he fixed it so it’s “constitutional” now. Please do another post on this!

]]> By: truthseeker http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-11641 truthseeker Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:37:38 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-11641 Why not just eliminate the ridiculously high state income tax? Why not just eliminate the ridiculously high state income tax?

]]> By: Ron http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-11640 Ron Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:35:13 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-11640 That would be great if McConnell can pull this one off. It's about time. That would be great if McConnell can pull this one off. It’s about time.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-11639 Daniel Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:27:48 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/03/05/fitsnews-exclusive-mcconnell-to-push-revenue-cap/#comment-11639 It's a good idea in theory, just like it was when the governor proposed it (a revenue cap with rebates) in 2003. I'm still convinced that the main reason it didn't pass then is that Ed Sellers (whose proposal it was) made it so complicated that nobody could understand it. A by-product of that was that it wouldn't have been as effective as he said it would (with everyone taking him at face value). It’s a good idea in theory, just like it was when the governor proposed it (a revenue cap with rebates) in 2003. I’m still convinced that the main reason it didn’t pass then is that Ed Sellers (whose proposal it was) made it so complicated that nobody could understand it. A by-product of that was that it wouldn’t have been as effective as he said it would (with everyone taking him at face value).

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