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Originally Posted by augiedogie
I've never, since RR,, seen any tax cut that was not popular. And I have seen many tax increases that were not popular. Tax increases often are promised to be targeted for something like schools, yet the money seems to end up getting spent elsewhere.
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That is because in blue states tax increases are not the last resort they should be, but the first option. Federal tax cuts by RR & DT in most cases simply offset some of what state government tax hikes seized.
Seized should be the word used concerning taxes, not paid, btw.