David Goldstein, from the political blog Horses Ass, adds his voice to the call for an income tax on the wealthy -- and says it's time for House Speaker Frank Chopp to get behind the idea:

I know Chopp understands the issue.  I know he knows all about Washington’s structural revenue deficit, and I know he’s personally appalled at having the most regressive tax system in the nation.  And I know he knows that our current tax structure simply isn’t sustainable over the long run.

I know this, because I’ve privately had this conversation with Chopp, on more than one occasion.  The question now is whether Speaker Chopp is willing to join Sen. Brown in taking this conversation public?

He followed that up with a lengthy post on the state's sales tax-dependent tax system and the percentages paid by the poor and the rich. It's worth the click, as are the 40+ comments it drew.

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