stupid republicans

There aren't many States that can forgo half the revenue they currently take in and still stay solvent.

Oops. Arizona is one of them.

Oh, well, who needs schools, police and roads, anyway?

They want to shift more of the burden to the poor and lower middle class.

has the most regressive legislature in the country !

to make up the difference they will have to raise sales and or property taxes, both of which will hit the poor the hardest.

They're claiming $1 billion can come from imposing the sales tax on everything that isn't currently taxable, and another $1 billion by raising the rate one cent.

The other $2.5 billion is going to come from "policies that will quickly grow Arizona's economy." Where have we heard this before?

Here's reality: Unless their "policies that will quickly grow Arizona's economy" include converting every empty big-box store in the state to a casino, imposing an outrageous room and meals tax, and hacking the air traffic control system so planeloads of gamblers land in Phoenix rather than Vegas...or drilling 500 more oil wells and taxing the fuck out of them..the only way they can make up a $4.5 billion shortfall is with property taxes.

so that would be a non-starter!

The only thing I can imagine, is this is the most extreme "starve the beast" plan yet tried: they're going to reduce revenues 50 percent then use spending cuts to balance the budget.

The problem with this theory is simple: there's not $4.5 billion worth of excess spending. The only possible way to pull it off is to fund the schools exclusively through local levies.

But only those over $10!

the wealthy will be able to buy it.

for taxes without raising the overall price. My guess is that the price will actually drop.

Now I live in AZ, and we do have a state income tax here, and I totally think it sucks in comparison. Arizona's state sales tax is 5.6%, only 1 percentage point lower than Washington's 6.5% sales tax.

which hurts the poor a lot more.

They tax gross receipts, not profits - and it's really complex to figure out. They also have a property tax that takes a chunk out of your ass every year.

Money is needed period.

So it comes down to where the money comes from.

even if they kept (or even raised the corporate income tax), I'd consider them most unserious ... the math just doesn't work without raising the sales tax (which hurts the working classes) and a raising of property taxes at the county level (which hurts the working classes and burdens the housing industry) and the introduction of a host of schemes that shift expenses from the state to the local level ... all of which hurts everyone.

Besides ... per the Tax Foundation, Washingtonians paid about 27% more per capita, than their Arizonan brethren/sistern ($4,366 vs $3,194, per capita).

and give the 99% a choice between lesser Benefits and Services or higher Sales and Property Taxes. More benefits for the oligarchs and more pain for the rest. All sorts of Lies and Propaganda will be used to Demonize and Marginalize any opposed to this. Of course, such societies are not sustainable and eventually cease to exist.

There is an article about Arizona's job recovery lagging behind the rest of the nation.

AZ Legislature: Trying to follow Kansas's example but expecting different results.

Thomas was the subject of an FBI investigation regarding abuse of power and unethical behavior while county attorney. On April 10, 2012, Thomas was disbarred by a disciplinary panel of the Arizona State Supreme Court for his actions as county attorney.

This was the County Attorney who assisted Arpaio in going after a several Superior Court judges and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.