Trib: Tax-cut junkie seeks another fix

In his Sunday editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune writes:

Some people pick their noses. Others chew their fingernails. There are those who can’t kick smoking. And Idaho House Majority Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star? He’s a tax cut junkie. There Moyle was again Tuesday at the House Revenue and Taxation Committee seeking another fix. His latest bill would cut $27.8 million from the state coffers by giving an income tax break to individuals and corporations plus an extra $10 a year in the grocery sales tax refund. As usual with a Moyle tax bill, the breaks go to the rich. People in Idaho’s top 20 percent would get nearly 60 percent of the cash, says the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy. When Moyle asserts Idaho’s tax burden is high, he’s indulging an itch - not stating a fact. More here.

Question: The state tax commission ranked Idaho’s tax burden 49th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia. Yet, this bird (Moyle) wants to cut taxes $27.8M more, giving 60% of the cut to the richest top 20% of the state. Amazing. Thoughts?