THE BAD IDEAS

Real estate transfer tax: Bad for consumers, bad for Texas
One possible approach to school funding is a transfer tax on real estate. As you might expect, those of us in the real estate business in Texas oppose a real estate transfer tax because it would discourage home sales, hurting our livelihood. True, it would. But the issue goes much deeper.
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Tax on services : Another bad idea
A tax on professional services is another approach to school finance. During the regular session of the 78th Texas Legislature, the Senate passed a tax-on-services bill for public education funding. It would have taxed virtually all professional services in the state – such as accounting, legal, real estate, hair salons and even advertising. Read more