What I hear said most from candidates when quizzed on what being conservative at election time means is balancing the budget without a state income tax (because it will not pass).
Well, O.K. I think the income tax issue is clearly about dead and not likely to come back up any time soon. The state constitution says the state budget has to be balanced and an income tax is unconstitutional as well. So lets take those issues off the table.
The only place that issue would be interesting would be at the federal level and I would love to see that question come up to a federal candidate. Especially one who has said a graduated income tax is bad at the state level.
"Do you support repeal of the national income tax for a flat tax/national sales tax? for a fair tax? If sales tax works and you said it was great for Tennessee at the state level would you support it or co sponsor it at the federal level?"
Ask that of some current legislators who are running for federal office and you would quickly see where they really stand on graduated income taxes. Not just because it can't pass at the legislative level here in Tennessee.
Many times after the election the voters feel like Charlie Brown. They vote for the candidate who tells them they want to help move the ball down the field, but after the election, when ball moving time comes that darn Lucy pulls it away. I would love to hear what candidates want to do pro actively, to move the conservative agenda forward. Not just what they don't want to do, but what they DO want to do to help the conservative movement.
Those are two worlds apart. Using a sports analogy it is sort of like saying "I want to score a touchdown in football". When asked how, a player says "Well, I don't want to fumble the ball"
That is nice but not fumbling is not moving the ball down the field. Not fumbling is not a score. How do you want to score?
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