Reforming the Texas Taxing System Texans are some of the most reluctant people when it comes to paying taxes in the nation. The state desperately needs a reform that would change the way taxes are collected but Texans are suspicious of change and would rather settle for the insufficient tax scheme that exists rather than take the chance of reforming it and having government raise taxes or implement a state income tax. As of now, …showed first 75 words of 960 total…

…showed last 75 words of 960 total…communities of home owners. The Texas government depends to heavily on regressive taxes such as the sales tax that disproportionately taxes the poor and because of its complex and narrow base; the costs of administering these taxes are too high. Lower income groups receive fewer benefits generated from taxes than the wealthy that, for example, use highways and air travel more often. Giving Texas a state income tax would make the taxing system more fair.