Posts Tagged ‘Taxes’
Alabama Last in Taxes, How Low is too Low?
Do people really not see the connection? Alabama Boasts Lowest Taxes in the Nation and Alabama is 44th Most Livable State Not to mention this Alabama 48th for Kids, or this Alabama 45th "Smartest" or this Alabama 40th in Overall Health (and here) Of course, we keep our taxes low to be friendly to business...but wait, Forbes said [...]
Alabama’s Tax Burden and Rep. DuWayne Bridges Candle
This bit of histrionics is the kind of thing that has no place in the legislature... Rep. DuWayne Bridges, R-Valley, lit a small candle on the podium on the House floor and said small businesses were already struggling to keep the doors open. "This is in honor of memory of the small businesses in Alabama we have taxed to death," Bridges [...]
An Argument Without One Single Fact…
Lots of statements of fact from Marjorie Crawford in Hoover...but not one single bit of evidence to back any of it up...why am I not surprised? This section was particularly full of BS... Some present-day politicians have framed the idea of big government to sound more attractive by labeling it "social justice" and "compassion." However, [...]
Alabama More Mature than Other States?
I don't completely agree with Bob Davis that our legislators are showing maturity...but he's right that it is somewhat surprising we haven't jumped on the bandwagon of the anti-federal government movement. How in the world has Alabama managed to elude this sort of unserious legislative posturing that Montgomery is so fond of? It may be too [...]










