http://ccyr.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/alabama-house-opposes-tax-swap/ Montgomery, Alabama's Young Republicans Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:33:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://ccyr.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/alabama-house-opposes-tax-swap/#comment-3 Taxes Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:03:12 +0000 http://ccyr.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-3 [...] Cranford Pundit wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe Alabama House, led by Minority Leader Mike Hubbard (R – Auburn), yesterday opposed a Democrat measure to raise a tax in order to pay for a grocery tax cut.  “Lowering one tax while increasing another isn’t a tax cut, it’s a shell game,” Hubbard said.  “Republicans support removing the sales tax from food, but it’s Rep. Knight’s method of paying for it that we oppose.  Our constituents deserve better than Robin Hood representation.” Hubbard referred to a bill sponsored by House Government Appropriations Committee Chairman John Knight (D – Montgomery) that would replace the state sales tax on groceries by repealing the state tax exemption for federal income taxes.  The net result, according to Hubbard, would be one group reaping most of the benefits while another group absorbs all of the pain. Approximately one-third of taxpaying families in the state would see their taxes increase under the Democrat plan and small businesses organized […] [...] [...] Cranford Pundit wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe Alabama House, led by Minority Leader Mike Hubbard (R – Auburn), yesterday opposed a Democrat measure to raise a tax in order to pay for a grocery tax cut.  “Lowering one tax while increasing another isn’t a tax cut, it’s a shell game,” Hubbard said.  “Republicans support removing the sales tax from food, but it’s Rep. Knight’s method of paying for it that we oppose.  Our constituents deserve better than Robin Hood representation.” Hubbard referred to a bill sponsored by House Government Appropriations Committee Chairman John Knight (D – Montgomery) that would replace the state sales tax on groceries by repealing the state tax exemption for federal income taxes.  The net result, according to Hubbard, would be one group reaping most of the benefits while another group absorbs all of the pain. Approximately one-third of taxpaying families in the state would see their taxes increase under the Democrat plan and small businesses organized […] [...]

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