Also, “Standing for truth…”/”Big Jack” and “Heard that one before”/”John Deere Lies” and everyone else, I ask that you use one name in the replies to a comment.

Thanks.

That is IT. That is a FACT. You CANNOT ARGUE THAT POINT.

I just proved that. You have proven nothing - you just cite a bunch of press stuff that have no facts in them. And I haven’t said word one about Smith - I am just not going to let you continue the Lying Legacy of Love on here any more. I will challenge your lies. Get used to it.

By official ALISON records, Jay Love had NOTHING to do with the final bill as passed. Nothing. Zilch.

Stop trying to create the illusion he was the sponsor of this bill. His already bottom-scraping credibility is being damaged even more. I can cite fact after fact after fact that shows conclusively that Love is NOT responsible for the tax cut bill from actual unimpeachable sources. All you can offer are press releases written to further political campaigns and news articles that are scarce on facts.

Why does he instead try to take credit for someone else’s bill?

HB 290 died in committee. John Knight’s bill passed. Fact.

Compromise tax measure in committee today.
Source: Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL)
Publication Date: 14-MAR-06
Byline: M.J. Ellington

Mar. 14–MONTGOMERY — Legislators will scrutinize income tax cut proposals when the House education budget committee meets today. Lawmakers expect to take up a compromise bill that combines portions of two bills: Gov. Bob Riley’s original plan (HB 290) sponsored by Rep. Jay Love, R-Montgomery, and HB292, the bill originally favored by Democrats and sponsored by Rep. John Knight, D-Montgomery. House Minority Leader Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn, expects to introduce compromise measures that combine parts of the Love and Knight bills as a substitute for Knight’s bill. Here is what the different plans do: — HB292, sponsored by Knight: Currently in the House Education, Finance and Appropriations Committee, the bill would increase personal, dependent and standard income tax deductions on Alabama income taxes. As introduced, it exempts Alabama families of four from paying state income tax if their income is less than about $18,500. It depends on voters approving a constitutional amendment to raise personal, state and dependent exemptions on state income tax as allowed. Lawmakers expect HB292 to be amended or substituted.

– HB290, sponsored by Love: Currently in the House Education, Finance and Appropriations Committee, the bill would increase the income level at which Alabamians begin paying state income taxes to $15,000. It increases personal, dependent and standard income tax deductions. Lawmakers expect the bill to remain in committee.

– Expected substitute for HB292 by Hubbard: The substitute bill should be in the House Education, Finance and Appropriations Committee today.

As discussed last week, the Hubbard substitute, a compromise version of the Love and Knight bills, raises the level at which Alabamians pay state income tax in five steps to $12,500. The Hubbard substitute depends on at least 3 percent tax revenue growth in state education revenue to increase to the next level and begins with a 2007 threshold of $7,900 for when a family of four would start paying state income taxes.

Copyright (c) 2006, The Decatur Daily, Ala.