tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588709444841156892.post4085555075384561087..comments2023-09-27T05:07:57.139-04:00Comments on The Dismal Political Economist: In North Carolina Businessweek Reports How Republicans Are Violating Their ValuesDavid Ricardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733100135827552933noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588709444841156892.post-17487172841375804852013-05-10T12:43:39.998-04:002013-05-10T12:43:39.998-04:00There are two reasons why the plan in North Caroli...There are two reasons why the plan in North Carolina has a better chance of passage than the one in Louisiana<br /><br />1. In North Carolina the plan was produced by the legislature, which has total Republican control whereas in Louisiana the plan was proposed by the Governor who has less influence.<br /><br />2. In Louisiana the plan was to totally abolish the state income tax whereas in North Carolina it would only be reduced. This allow for a much more 'stealth' approach, one that will sneak up on the public after it is passed.<br /><br />David Ricardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733100135827552933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588709444841156892.post-29937841792055957982013-05-10T11:37:24.749-04:002013-05-10T11:37:24.749-04:00There's a fascinating exchange in the comments...There's a fascinating exchange in the comments in your linked News Observer article about the NC GOP tax plan. One commenter, named polifrog, is hardline supply-sider who is utterly convinced that cutting corporate taxes will reduce costs for everyone:<br /><br />"When input prices fall end prices always fall.<br /><br />That is the way the free market works. Only a dolt or the miseducated would deny this."<br /><br />The comments are littered with statements like this by polifrog, and then rebuttals by a range of intelligent readers absolutely demolishing polifrog's argument. But like any faith-based conservative, polifrog keeps coming back with claims that those offering disagreement are stupid or uninformed.Rich Mahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078545531672950308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588709444841156892.post-82894669877692795392013-05-10T11:27:07.755-04:002013-05-10T11:27:07.755-04:00Jindal attempted a similar sales tax plan in Louis...Jindal attempted a similar sales tax plan in Louisiana, and this forum commented on the resulting backlash. Do NC Republicans have any reason to think that their sales tax plan will avoid a similar fate? Or are they just that arrogant?Rich Mahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078545531672950308noreply@blogger.com