Bill Farmer Stands Up -- And Walks Out -- For Taxpayers
When we read of the "bipartisan workgroup" for tax reform consisting of Democrat tax-and-spenders Jim Wayne and Harry Moberly and token Republican Bill Farmer, we were concerned that it would be difficult to come up with a proposal that wasn't centered on raising taxes.
We were right.
Today Bill Farmer reports that the workgroup is simply creating new taxes where they can offering not even a whole percentage reduction in income taxes.
A Republican House member who has pushed for an overhaul of the state's tax code said Monday that he will no longer work with a group that is examining the issue in the House.
Rep. Bill Farmer, R-Lexington, said Monday that he decided to leave the group because it appeared that the group was looking at decreasing the state's income tax but not eliminating it. Farmer said in a written statement that he was pulling out because he was concerned that the Democrats were simply going to raise taxes.
"Instead of eliminating either income tax, the Democrats' plan would merely reduce the income tax eight-tenths of a percent, from 5.8 percent to 5 percent," Farmer said in a written statement.
Instead of engaging in real reform, the workgroup seems set on another round of tax-tinkering. Kudos to Rep. Farmer for standing up for taxpayers by exposing this flawed process.
Send him an email and tell him "thanks"!
