GOP Leaders Want Income Tax Cut

RE: 2 Idaho GOP leaders want income tax cut: What would Ronald Reagan do? That’s what Rep. Mike Moyle wonders /Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman.

Kevin Richert /Idaho Statesman: Idaho cannot afford to use $45 million of stimulus dollars to cut income taxes. This tax “relief” will punch a hole in the state’s tax structure — setting up a day of reckoning when Idaho will either have to cut school funding or increase some other tax. Unfortunately, we’ve been down this road before. In 2001, lawmakers insisted on permanent and unsustainable income tax cuts, which passed with bipartisan support and contributed to two years of budget cuts. More here .

Question: Should Idaho use $45M in stimulus money to provide income tax cuts for taxpayers?