Texas Republican Party Platform Thread 122 (Franchise Tax)

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[Bigun]

The Republican Party of Texas Platform has been MUCH in the news of late because it is a CONSERVATIVE document and, as such, VERY controversial. I thought it would be an instructive exercise, for those of us who wish to do so here, to go through it plank by plank and see where we stand on these issues. Pursuant to that, I will post ONE plank of the Platform, every few days and anyone who wishes to can state their views as to that particular part of the platform.

Today, under the heading Strengthening The Economy Of Texas And America sub-heading Tax Burden we find the following plank :

Franchise Tax - The Party urges the repeal of the Texas Franchise Tax, which is nothing more than a state income tax.

[Bigun]

I have decided to score myself by assigning a score of between 0 and 10 points to each of the planks! 10 means I agree with EVERYTHING in it. 0 means I agree with NOTHING in it.

Although this could EASILY have been incorporated into the previous plank, I’m gonna give it 10 anyway. Brings my running score to this point to 1106 of a possible 1220.

[Bigun]

P I N G ! ! !

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[Dog Gone]

I concur. I'm surprised that nobody has taken this to the Texas Supreme Court. It's an unconstitutional state income tax on businesses.

[PetroniDE]

10 points. Leave it as a separate plank. Short and sweet planks like this are often the best. 1016/1220 (0.833)