Let me introduce you to Republican State Senator Konni Burton from Fort Worth. She’s a doozy, Honey.  Konni describes herself as a wife, mother, and lifelong Christian.  I describe her as a money-grubbing, intolerant hypocrite.

Texas does not have a state income tax.  Texas funds government through property taxes.  That’s pretty fair because if you are rich enough to have lots of property or a big fancy pants house, you pay more taxes.  Guess who has lots of property? Konni Burton.

Burton has a nice home near Fort Worth, two beach condos in Port Aransas, and a hundred acre chunk of property near Waco.

So, she’s seeking to change this whole tax business.

Konni wants to do away with property tax in favor of a consumption tax.  Anybody with a pencil can tell you that means a 25% sales tax.  On everything. School supplies, new cars, underpants, and even, according to Konni, house sales.

Okay, I can see all the good folks in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico rubbing their hands together because Texans are going to fund their schools and government. For example, I can drive to Louisiana in two hours.  They have a Costco in Louisiana. So, if I go stock up for myself and a couple of neighbors and spend $500 at Costco, I save myself over a hundred bucks and use that money to go to a casino or eat gumbo.

But, Honey, I’m not going to go live in Louisiana and that’s why property taxes work.