I appreciated Miles Spicer's op-ed in today's Star Tribune: With No Race to Run, I Can Say It: Taxes. It's a clear, simple summary of the argument for taxes in a state where we've run out of money and our governor has held firm to a no-new-taxes pledge he made eight years ago.
Spicer frames his agument with the over-used myth construction, but I can forgive him for that:
Myth 1: U.S. citizens are taxed excessively.
Myth 2: America's corporate tax rate is too high.
Myth 3: Taxes inhibit, or are destructive, to economic growth.
Myth 4: Minnesotans are taxed excessively.
Myth 5: Companies will move out of state because of our taxes.
Myth 6: Government is inefficient, and our taxes are mostly wasted.
You'll have to follow the link to see what he said to support each of these claims.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Six Myths About Taxes
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I have always been of the opinion that the money we pay in taxes is a hell of a bargain! And considering what I pay for health insurance and health-related expenses, I'd happily pay higher taxes for public health care. Call it socialized medicine if you want, but I know folks without ANY health care options who go without medication or treatment for life-threatening conditions. The Conservative complaint that we might up paying for healthcare for non-citizens doesn't affect my opinion one bit! Those who think that way should be ashamed.
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