At Least They're Honest...

Continuing on with the "stuff that makes you shake your head" series comes this little bit from Texas via Kevin Drum:

THE YELLOW WOES OF TEXAS....If you want to understand the kind of vision the modern Republican party has for America, the place to go is Texas, home of George Bush, Karl Rove, Tom DeLay, and the true believers who wrote their state's party platform. It is there that you see modern Republicanism in its nakedest form, unfettered by the annoying need for pretense or "compassion" that's still required to win on the national stage.

What's Kevin writing about?  Texas House Bill 3, which is pretty striking in just how strident this bill is on giving tax breaks to upper-income earners while shifting the burden to the lower and middle classes.

Here's the chart with data from the Texas Legislative Budget Bureau:


Here's what the sponsor of the bill had to say:

Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, author of the tax bill, said he believes the tax impact analysis is accurate.

"Facts are facts. I don't dispute the LBB numbers," Keffer said.

So, with all of this "Texas-ification" of policy, both nationally and here in Iowa - we see where the road leads.  This isn't about fiscal responsiblity or values or morals - it's about open class warfare being waged on the working people of this nation.