I only wish I could take credit for this

Earlier I had posted a story about how Democratic lawmakers in Georgia were trying to block some tax breaks in the legislature.

Well, I guess they listened to me.

The Georgia House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to eliminate taxes on cars as well as the small property tax the state collects on homes.

The House voted 166-5 for the proposal, House Resolution 1246, less than a week after a similar measure narrowly failed to pass the chamber.

House leaders revived the issue after removing from it limits on revenue collected by cities, counties and school boards, a provision the Democratic minority in the chamber opposed.

State representatives stood and applauded after passing the resolution.
If approved by the Senate, the tax cut proposal will go before voters on the fall ballot.

Granted the proposed tax cuts don't amount to a whole lot to the average person. The property tax relief comes out to about $30 and the biggest gain for the taxpayer is the removal of the ad valoreum tax on our tags which in some cases can be as much as $100.

The state government is of course worried about running short of money. Guess what guys, learn how to manage it better. As for the other argument that local city and county governments won't get the money they need to go along with their growth, learn to manage your growth. Maybe now local politicians will pay closer attention to such things instead of going full speed ahead and expecting to continue to bleed the citizens dry.

There are still hurdles to overcome until it actually gets on the ballot in November, and no doubt there will be an all out attack on this from the teachers union, but if it makes it to the ballot expect some good voter turn out, which would be good news for Republicans.