Elliott letter: Moyle’s tax bill

Republican Majority Leader Mike Moyle and Janet Trujillo have proposed a tax cut bill to spend part of the budget surplus. The bill should read “Giving Back to Idaho’s top 1 percent.” This bill would benefit those who make more than $400,000 a year an average of a $1,562 tax cut. These top 1 percent families neither deserve or need a tax break. On the other hand, those Idahoans who earn $38,000 to $59,000 would see a $32 decrease in their tax bill not even enough to buy a sack of groceries or fill their gas tank one time.

To be noted, this tax bill would cut the General Fund by $51.2 million — hard-earned tax dollars that could be used for education or to improve our roads and bridges.

I urge you to call or email your representatives to the Idaho Legislature and let them know that you oppose this tax bill.

This story was originally published February 20, 2017 at 5:55 PM with the headline "Elliott letter: Moyle’s tax bill."