Testimony: ‘Mediocrity won’t cut it’

John Watts, lobbyist for the Idaho Chamber Alliance, spoke in favor of HB 563, the $35.7 million tax cut bill. “A corporate tax cut would put Idaho in the game,” he said; Idaho’s corporate tax rate currently ranks 23rd in the nation, he said, but it’s higher than neighboring states. “Mediocrity won’t cut it,” Watts said. “I think this is a splendid time to do this. … If we don’t do this now, we may not do it, and we may not do it very soon. … We will fall behind, because our neighbors are not going to sit around and wait.”