text: Rep Pruitt: You tout cuts but no details on what they are.  You ignore the widely know fact that ALL state employees, including the "vital" ones you cite could be laid off and STILL not balance the budget. I am on board with both an income and sales tax.  They can both be smaller than either alone, capture tourist/visitor revenue along with expat worker revenue. As a bonus the citizens now have true skin in the game and pay much closer attention to the spending than ever before.  It's called being engaged, something not seen since the income tax was rescinded.  No more stupid, endless SuHydro studies, KABATA, roads to nowhwhere, LIO debacles, travel junkets, useless railroad extensions etc.