KirtFalcon Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) That's WAY too high ... maybe 10-12% ... and I don't mean on top of the current sales tax ... Edited February 7, 2018 by KirtFalcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngcoach123 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I imagine car and truck sales plummeting at a 25% rate. I sure as heck won't buy a new truck. Heck I'd stop buying a lot of stuff if this happens. Would like the no property tax though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngcoach123 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 If local municipalities want to fork over tax payer money then I am fine with that. If the city's vision is in line with a sporting venue then get after it. Much easier for local politicians to get voted out and much easier for residents to leave if they don't want to be taxed for it. Federal subsidies for the NFL is grossly wrong though. Big difference to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Wendy Davis is urging her supporters to vote early and often. Tru storie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 20 hours ago, trueblue82 said: Wendy Davis is urging her supporters to vote early and often. Tru storie. Wendy who? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte1076 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 24 minutes ago, KirtFalcon said: Wendy who? ... I think she ran for Governor last time around. She's the one with the sneakers that did the filibuster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 43 minutes ago, KirtFalcon said: Wendy who? ... Ultra liberal blond chick sporting that rode-hard-and-put-up-wet look. Likes to talk and doesn’t know when to shut up. No I’m not talking about your wife. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 1 minute ago, trueblue82 said: Ultra liberal blond chick sporting that rode-hard-and-put-up-wet look. Likes to talk and doesn’t know when to shut up. No I’m not talking about your wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirtFalcon Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The Texas legislature could stand some tugging to the right ... especially the leadership!!! ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Judging by your thread title I’m guessing you think moving to the right is a bad thing? Are you a Straus fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, 4to3 said: I don't believe you have to govern by extremism which I relate the hard right with and many if not all on the endorsement list of Empower Texans. I don't believe in the hard left either. I do buy into this though....... “I don't want to see religious bigotry in any form. It would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right. The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it.”― Billy Graham“I don’t want to see religious bigotry in any form. It would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right . The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it.”“I don’t want to see religious bigotry in any form. It would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right . The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it.” The late great Rev. Graham notwithstanding, what does religion have to do with this? I’ll be honest, I didn’t read the article. Dallas morning news hasn’t printed anything worthwhile since they botched coverage of the Kennedy assassination. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue82 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, 4to3 said: Read the article. I already got off the toilet. It will have to wait till tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 8 hours ago, trueblue82 said: I already got off the toilet. It will have to wait till tomorrow. You really do need to read it to get what he is saying... and I don’t trust a family that makes their own religion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild74 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 16 hours ago, 4to3 said: Didn't the Donald call him the single biggest liar? And something about him being a worse liar besides Jeb Bush? Lying Ted I think it was. I need to look that one up Yes Trump did but Trump was a far bigger Liar, they all are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild74 Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 1 minute ago, 4to3 said: I would also say they exaggerate, inflate, amplify, magnify, the truth a little..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte1076 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I voted the first weekend of early voting. Did any of you notice any of the ballot initiatives? Some I thought were interesting: 1. Replace Property Tax with a "consumption tax". 2. No governmental entity should ever construct or fund construction of toll roads without voter approval. 3. Texas should require employers to screen new hires through the free E-Verify system to protect jobs for legal workers. 4. Texas families should be empowered to choose from public, private, charter, or homeschool options for their childrens education, using tax credits or exemptions without government constraints or intrusion. 5. Vote fraud should be a felony in Texas to help ensure fair elections. 6. To slow the growth of property taxes, yearly revenue increases should be capped at 4%, with increases in excess of 4% requiring voter approval. 7. Tax dollars should not be used to fund the building of stadiums for professional or semi-professional sports teams. That's not all of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte1076 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Would you be in favor of a "general civics" test or a "general government knowledge" test for voting? I'm not even talking about trick questions. I'm talking about questions like: 1. How many branches of government are there? 2. How long is a Presidential term? 3. Who is your current Federal Representative/Senator? Or maybe take questions directly from the U.S. Citizenship test. https://my.uscis.gov/en/prep/test/civics/view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 I would favor ALL ballots being paper ballots, counted by living human beings equally apportioned form each party..........It's always been my view that if you don't own property, you should not have the right to vote........some of the founding fathers agreed with this position.....it's a shame they didn't win out....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte1076 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, WestHardinfan1 said: I would favor ALL ballots being paper ballots, counted by living human beings equally apportioned form each party..........It's always been my view that if you don't own property, you should not have the right to vote........some of the founding fathers agreed with this position.....it's a shame they didn't win out....... I hear you on the paper ballot thing. And all parties involved (i.e. all ballot counters) should have to sign a document affirming the count is correct. Though I don't necessarily mind electronics being involved, as long as things are verified. But as far as the property goes, what about people who are renting? I mean, there are a large number of people who live in apartments and who rent them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 17 minutes ago, Monte1076 said: But as far as the property goes, what about people who are renting? I mean, there are a large number of people who live in apartments and who rent them. As far as I'm concerned, you don't OWN property, you don't vote....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte1076 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 That would probably be 90% of us, though. You don't truly own your house, or land. Stop paying property taxes, and see what happens. Most people driving a car are either financing it, or leasing it. Which means another entity owns it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 IF property owners were the only ones allowed to vote, there wouldn't BE any property taxes.......that's the point...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte1076 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 11 minutes ago, WestHardinfan1 said: IF property owners were the only ones allowed to vote, there wouldn't BE any property taxes.......that's the point...... I disagree. I can't really point to any evidence otherwise, I just respectfully disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Just now, Monte1076 said: I disagree. I can't really point to any evidence otherwise, I just respectfully disagree. ok...follow the logic....IF the founders who wanted this done had won out, do you really believe that property owners would have voted to tax their assets??? No, we would still be collecting money CONSTITUTIONALLY, without property OR income taxes, which came from libtards who wanted to fund their pie in the sky socialist ideas.....Property owners would not have put up with that, and had they been the only ones able to vote, these socialists would never have seen the light of day....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte1076 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 27 minutes ago, WestHardinfan1 said: ok...follow the logic....IF the founders who wanted this done had won out, do you really believe that property owners would have voted to tax their assets??? No, we would still be collecting money CONSTITUTIONALLY, without property OR income taxes, which came from libtards who wanted to fund their pie in the sky socialist ideas.....Property owners would not have put up with that, and had they been the only ones able to vote, these socialists would never have seen the light of day....... Rich liberals want to tax themselves more. So I would say that does point to the possibility that some property owners would be fine with taxing their assets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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