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IFF alternative cited as House panel kills beer and wine tax increase

February 25, 2009 | posted by Wayne Hoffman in

The House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted 13-5 against a bill that would raise beer and wine taxes in Idaho. Supporters of the tax increase said the revenues would be used to boost substance abuse treatment in Idaho. But opponents said the bill would hurt taxpayers, beer and wine makers and sellers, as well as the agriculture community. The Idaho Freedom Foundation suggested an alternative concept -- one that would increase substance abuse funding without raising taxes.

IFF suggests alternative to beer and wine tax increase

February 23, 2009 | posted by Wayne Hoffman in

BOISE – Idaho could allocate around $27 million for substance abuse treatment without needing to raise taxes under a proposal from the Idaho Freedom Foundation. 

The non-profit, non-partisan think tank encouraged lawmakers on Tuesday to consider its alternatives to the tax increases now pending before the Legislature.

Hoffman: Stimulus plan is no-win situation for Idaho

February 22, 2009 | posted by Wayne Hoffman in

The federal stimulus bill that President Obama has signed into law very nearly cost Idaho taxpayers $84 million (and still could). That's what we get for being responsible with money. To avoid that, the federal government is basically making us cut public school spending in the current fiscal year (something that no one planned to do) and surrender our state sovereignty. This is what's wrong with the stimulus package. It punishes sound fiscal behavior and rewards incompetence with more of the same. 

Tax increase would fund transportation waste, inefficiency

February 01, 2009 | posted by Wayne Hoffman in

Those of us who believe in limited government tend to get worked up when new government programs are proposed or when taxes are raised to accommodate some state objective. We also understand that government exists for a purpose, and sometimes those purposes require the creation of programs to benefit the general public and the collection of money to pay for it. Fine.

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