Comments on: A LITTLE HELP FROM MR. WEBSTER (Or “I, too, am fluent in sarcasm”) http://rightaislereview.com/2009/04/08/kleinheider/ The Online Edition of the Conservative and Libertarian Newspaper at Belmont University Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sean Braisted http://rightaislereview.com/2009/04/08/kleinheider/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Sean Braisted Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:01:21 +0000 http://rightaislereview.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-12 <i>In essence, a moratorium on state income taxes in Tennessee would make it illegal for the General Assembly to ever levy such a tax. </i> Umm...actually, all you would have to do is include a provision which repeals the moratorium in the bill creating an income tax. If 50+1 agree to create an income tax, a bill requiring a "moratorium" has as much legal weight as a New Years resolution. In essence, a moratorium on state income taxes in Tennessee would make it illegal for the General Assembly to ever levy such a tax.

Umm…actually, all you would have to do is include a provision which repeals the moratorium in the bill creating an income tax. If 50+1 agree to create an income tax, a bill requiring a “moratorium” has as much legal weight as a New Years resolution.

]]> By: David Grizzell http://rightaislereview.com/2009/04/08/kleinheider/comment-page-1/#comment-11 David Grizzell Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:47:30 +0000 http://rightaislereview.wordpress.com/?p=233#comment-11 Did Bill Haslam respond to the question? I'd be interested to see if this is a feasible idea. Tennessee's lack of a state income tax continues to be a reason why the volunteer state is attractive to wealthy individuals. Most counties, fortunately, do not impose a state income tax either. Something you see a lot of in California. Did Bill Haslam respond to the question? I’d be interested to see if this is a feasible idea. Tennessee’s lack of a state income tax continues to be a reason why the volunteer state is attractive to wealthy individuals. Most counties, fortunately, do not impose a state income tax either. Something you see a lot of in California.

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