With nothing left to cut, state Republicans look to cut more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- New unemployment numbers have come out, and Democratic candidate Parker Griffith has again zinged Gov. Robert Bentley over the state's lingering joblessness problem.

Griffith took to social media, as he has before, to highlight the state's unenviable distinction of being the only state in 13 months to see an increase in the unemployment rate.http://www.al.com/news/index.s..._o.html#incart_river

SICK

Alabama ranked 47th in job growth for June compared to last year http://www.al.com/news/index.s...47th_in_job_gro.html

I've seen no decrease in gov services.  The police are out in force, my garbage is still being collected every Thursday, the streets are being maintained, and the dims are still getting their free checks for doing nothing productive.  Had to go to the courthouse to file homestead exemption, took all of 5 minutes.  I guess Alabama could do like the rest of the country and not count those who have quit looking  for work.  Auto double digit reduction in unemployment.  Gotta love dim math!

Better than the lib philosophy of spending their way into prosperity.  We can always print more money or borrow from China, right?

lol,,, gov. services have always been bad,,, and they have the best benefits, retirement etc.  I am thankful someone is trying to stop gov. waste. taxes are an over burden on the low middleclass wage earners. I work hard for my money and am tired of it being given to lazy people.

the dims are still getting their free checks for doing nothing productive.  Had to go to the courthouse to file homestead exemption.

Everyone needs to read and comprehend what hooberbloob just posted.  Some one is getting a "free check",  he is going to the court house to keep from having to pay property tax.

If any of you file non resident Alabama taxes,for the last 2 years, you have seen what Alabama is doing to increase income.  I have lost several hundred dollars each year because of deductions that was ok for 30 years are now being denied.

So, Republicans are closing loopholes in the tax system!  Its that what's bothering you , bubbi!

So, Republicans are closing loopholes in the tax system!  Its that what's bothering you , bubbi!

I know that you have to support the right wingers.  I had a job based in Alabama.  I live in Tennessee. I worked outside the state of Alabama a lot (one year, 97% of the time) I only am supposed to pay Alabama tax on income earned in Alabama.  The last 2 years, I had to pay Alabama tax on income earned outside the state.  An individual can't fight them.  I protested to Montgomery and was denied.

The majority in Alabama voted and elected (along with dems crossovers) Bentley.  I suppose they like him.

Bentley was elected solely on his appeal to the religious extremists. Nothing else mattered. He lured the herd right over the cliff.

Pay no attention to dire; he was a boot licker for corporate thugs in Atlanta, now has retired to his ancestral 'bone yard' and his activity consists of sitting on the porch reminiscing the pats-on-his-head by them.

jt,

Did you have to pay income tax on the money earned elsewhere in another state?  Just curious.  I too find that despicable, but I am not a fan of the income tax system anyways.

Teyates,  They taxed all income.  I would get a corrected w2 which would show the percentage earned outside of Alabama.  The last couple of years, Alabama tax made the decision that even though the income was outside of Alabama, a portion of it was taxable.  I appealed, didn't do any good.  When a few hundred dollars is the amount in question, it's cheaper to pay it.

You chose to live in a no income tax state, but took a job in an income tax state.  Now, you know how companies that earn income outside the US must feel if they repatriate those profits to the US.  Either, get a job in Tennessee or move to Alabama, You made your bed, now lie in on it.

Are foreign profits earned by a US company returned to the US and taxed?  What about the companies that want to do business IN the US and send the profits to another country to be taxed?  

jt,

That sucks.  I lived in MS years ago and work part time in Alabama and did not have that problem, but it was almost 30 years ago.  I see your frustration.

However, in your POV about the offs**** corporations, you are not entirely correct.  The profits of those companies is returned to the stockholders, and the stockholders do pay taxes on those dividends.  There is no need to tax the money twice.  In a situaion where the company is held by stockholders and investors the taxes are paid by them, sometimes at a much higher rate. The money gets taxed if it brought back here into the US, despite what the common misconception might be.