Why is Rick Perry raising taxes on the middle and the poor and passing the savings to the rich?

[hagaleah]

Because Republicans and Teanuts are not big fans of everyday Americans.

[gabrielo19]

Because he is a Tea Party fearing Republican and that is what they do.

[dana]

No shock there. This was the George Bush economic model for the country.

[veto]

No shock there. This was the George Bush economic model for the country.

because he is a republican,and thats what they do

[aingeni]

That blog is very misleading.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-regressive-tax.htm

A regressive tax can be explained like this: People with nice homes also have well insulated homes so they may use less electricity than a poor person whose home is not well insulated and their electric bill may be higher so they pay more tax on the electricity. Same way with a car. Wealthier people can afford newer vehicles that get better gas mileage while poor people may drive old gas guzzlers so they pay more gasoline tax. It isn't that they actually pay a higher rate of taxes. Its that way in every state in the nation. It has nothing to do with redistribution of wealth.

Before the Bush tax cuts, people earning less did pay more taxes and they didn't receive nearly as large of an earned income tax credit which results in a check from the government.