A Republican plan for dealing with Iowa's dirty water

[JRHawk2003]

I am glad to see this, and want to know more details, but both parties can hopefully craft a compromise that deals with the issue.

This from CR Mayor Corbett, who likely is running for governor in 2018

"The glue holding together his unusual tax reform/water quality proposal is a potential one-cent state sales tax increase.

A three-eighths-cent share of that penny, more than $150 million annually, automatically would flow into a constitutionally protected natural resources trust fund created by voters in 2010. As much as $80 million would be spent on reducing agricultural runoff carrying nitrates and other pollutants into waterways. Corbett also would call on the private sector to provide a $40 million match.

The remaining five-eights, $216 million, would offset revenues lost through income tax reforms. Couple those bucks with the elimination of most deductions for Iowans earning more than $10,000, and Iowa’s tax rate would be cut from 8.98 percent, fourth-highest nationally, to below 3 percent. The state would collect the same total tax revenues."

http://www.thegazette.com/subject/o...dorman/corbetts-think-tank-has-ideas-20151117

 

[22*43*51]

I would have rather seen them cut wasteful spending somewhere else.

 

[cigaretteman]

For a Republican, Corbett seems relatively sane and benign. Just having a Republican admit there's a problem with Iowa's water quality is a step in the right direction.

 

[JRHawk2003]

Corbett is a mayor. He is familiar with the costs cities are having to bear. I agree, its a huge step in the right direction. He may not be conservative enough to win the primary though. The Brandstad section is going to push Kim Reynolds.

 

[cigaretteman]

Corbett is a mayor. He is familiar with the costs cities are having to bear. I agree, its a huge step in the right direction. He may not be conservative enough to win the primary though. The Brandstad section is going to push Kim Reynolds.

Yeah, she's certainly being groomed by Branstad to be next in line.

 

[Joes Place]

For a Republican, Corbett seems relatively sane and benign. Just having a Republican admit there's a problem with Iowa's water quality is a step in the right direction.

It's encouraging.

I'm guessing Steve King's 'solution' would be to 'rub some Bibles in it' to clean that dirty, smutty water up. Make it Holy....

 

[txhawk I]

Everyone should move to Ames. I heard they have great water!