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BREAKING NEWS: Hundreds of Iowans thrown out of public hearingBy JASON CLAYWORTHjclayworth@dmreg.comMore than 500 people who are upset with a plan to change Iowa's tax laws were cleared from a hearing tonight at the Iowa House after they interrupted multiple times.House Speaker Pat Murphy, D-Dubuque, cleared the crowd at about 8:30 p.m. The decision brought about loud protests as the crowd was escorted from the chambers by Iowa State Patrol officers.“This is the most atrocious thing I’ve seen in the history of the 15 years I’ve been a lobbyist. Pat Murphy has acted like a jack-booted Nazi,” said Ed Failor Jr., president of Iowans for Tax Relief, a conservative taxpayers’ rights group from Muscatine with 50,000 members..Failor Jr. was escorted from the House chambers after Murphy overheard him speak with the media.House rules say that no protesting or advocating can be done in the House.Murphy said he should have ordered the chambers cleared much sooner than he did, since several of the speakers were booed.“The idea behind the public hearing is to give people public input and allow people the ability to speak for and against the bill. This is not an athletic event,” Murphy said.After the majority of the public was removed, the scheduled speakers were allowed to continue. The hearing is scheduled to last until about 9:45 p.m.The proposal, House File 807 and Senate Study Bill 1317, would end a practice known as federal deductibility. That means Iowans could no longer subtract what they pay in federal income taxes from their income when figuring their state taxes.Ending federal deductibility without changing anything else would mean Iowans would pay an estimated $595 million more in taxes. However, Democrats have proposed a plan that would instead lower the state income tax rates and increase certain tax credits to offset the increase.Democrats have maintained that two-thirds of Iowans would either see a tax savings or no change at all in their taxes due to the proposal.Specific numbers show that 49 percent of Iowans who file taxes would get a break in the current tax year, while about 18 percent would see no change.The remainder – 450,292 people – would see a tax increase, according to the Iowa department of Revenue and Finance.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090331/NEWS/90331051&s=d&page=11
Ending federal deductibility without changing anything else would mean Iowans would pay an estimated $595 million more in taxes. However, Democrats have proposed a plan that would instead lower the state income tax rates and increase certain tax credits to offset the increase.Democrats have maintained that two-thirds of Iowans would either see a tax savings or no change at all in their taxes due to the proposal.
Ending federal deductibility without changing anything else would mean Iowans would pay an estimated $595 million more in taxes. However, Democrats have proposed a plan that would instead lower the state income tax rates and increase certain tax credits to offset the increase.
I hate this type of mickey-mouse horsepucky.Anyone voting for this, is voting for a tax increase at some point in the future. And for duplicity.
Iowa Senate panel OKs tax planBy: Associated PressPublished: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 1:32 PM CDTDES MOINES -- An overhaul of Iowa's income tax system has cleared another legislative hurdle despite threats of political retaliation.The $600 million proposal was approved Wednesday by the tax-writing Senate Ways and Means Committee, with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed. That cleared the way for debate in the full Senate next week.The House is scheduled to debate the measure Thursday.Ed Failor, president of Iowans for Tax Relief, says Democrats will pay a price for supporting the measure if it becomes law.The proposal would lower tax rates by ending deductions of federal taxes. About two-thirds of Iowans would see a tax cut or no change, and most of those who earn more than $125,000 would pay more.
More than 500 people who are upset with a plan to change Iowa's tax laws were cleared from a hearing tonight at the Iowa House after they interrupted multiple times.
I can haz civul worr?
Local WalMart has a run on metal colanders...
I can haz Charby-pantless civul worr?
Charby and G98. Get a room, you two, and keep it between yourselves. NO ONE is that sex-positive.
It is the Democrats pushing this, unfortunatly they have majority in House, Senate and Governor's office in Iowa.
What is their majority in the governor's office?
A majority of one?
