Many Texans will now enjoy a sales tax deduction on their federal income taxes, thanks to the hard work of two area Congressmen (Republicans Kevin Brady and Tom DeLay) and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R).
Chronicle reporter John Henry balances the good news with a quote from the liberal Center for Public Policy Priorities:
Most Texas families gain nothing from this change,” said Dick Lavine, a senior fiscal analyst at the Center for Public Policy Priorities in Austin.
Henry was so determined to work tired class-warfare rhetoric into his story that he missed a chance at offering readers some real insight into what impact this change in the tax code might have on the state legislature as it considers revamping state education funding in the next session. Maybe next time.
