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Daily Dose for May 06, 2008
Corker Blasts McCain & Clinton on Gas Tax Holiday
Corker Blasts McCain & Clinton on Gas Tax Holiday -- Sen. Bob Corker used a speech to the Nashville Chamber to denounce proposed ideas by both Hillary Clinton and John McCain to enact a gas tax holiday. Corker said the plan was "pandering extraordinaire." Corker said the move was hypocritical consider both McCain and Clinton support cap and trade legislation, which Corker calls a "carbon tax." That issue is the subject of a spread featuring Corker in this week's National Review. In TN, the gas tax holiday may not help, because a state law says any reduction in federal gas taxes will be made up by an increase in state tax benefitting the State Dept of Transportation. More here.
Budget Announcement As Early as Today -- The Tennessean reports that Gov. Bredesen may unveil his budget proposals as early as today - including how many state employees will face layoffs. He has asked to address a joint assembly of the legislature the week of May 12 to lay out details of the proposal, but the plan will probably be unveiled to the media sometime this week.
Tuke Hits Lamar on Flat Tax Flip-Flop -- Dem. Senate candidate Bob Tuke is playing like he's the Democratic nominee to face Sen. Lamar Alexander in a long-shot. Tuke released a video showing Alexander critical of a plan to implement a "flat tax" in 1996. Alexander called the plan by then Presidential candidate Steve Forbes "nutty." Alexander says he now supports a flat tax as a method of simplifying the tax code. [Corrected - thanks Nation]
Homeschool Diploma Bill Passes -- The House Education Committee passed a bill that would require the state to recognize high school diplomas from religious-affiliated schools and homeschools for those applying for state jobs requiring a high school diploma. The committee was see a showdown between homeschoolers and the State Department of Education, which opposed the bill and recommended changing it to require the state to approve religious-affiliated and homeschool curriculum. There have been several cases recently where those in state jobs requiring a high school diploma, such as policemen and daycare workers, were rejected because their degree came from a religious or homeschool.
in the Tuke & Lamar area you said FairTax in the headline and flat tax in the section. These are two very different proposals. The fairtax is HR25, and supported by www.fairtax.org . It would make the federal government receive taxes similar to TN does now, but untaxes the poor by providing a prebate to everyone (the amount of taxes up to poverty level spending), a better way then allowing fighting and loopholes like the TN Legislator did with the tax on groceries being less, but not all groceries.
Posted by: Nation | May 6, 2008 10:22 AM