If you’re like me, when you hear “tax policy,” your eyes gloss over and your brain downshifts to a lower gear. Caaaan’t compute.
You justify your disengagement by acknowledging that there are other people who can tackle those complex number-y issues (like my smart colleagues).
Except, here’s the thing, friends: we can’t afford — literally — to disengage this time. The state’s tax reform task force has proposed a restructuring policy so horrific, even Sean Spicer in a frilly neon dance costume would give it side eye.
There are several problematic parts making up the disastrous whole proposed by Rep.