Skip to main content
David Wickert

David Wickert

Sep 23, 2026

20:06
So, David, when we look at a proposal from Rick Jackson to cut in half the state income tax or even something from Keish Lance Bottoms to eliminate income taxes for teachers, I'm not saying it can't happen, but what kind of tradeoffs, especially for the Rick Jackson proposal, what kind of tradeoffs would you be looking at or expect in a state budget if we're talking about cutting the income tax in half?
20:30
Yeah, that's the state's largest source of income.
20:33
It's about 42% of the state budget, the personal income tax.
20:38
Cutting that in half cuts a big chunk of your budget.
20:40
And so the second largest source of revenue for the state is the sales tax.
20:45
And in fact, we looked at... what states that don't have income taxes, how do they pay for their services? And they rely far more than Georgia on sales taxes.
20:56
Now, when the State Senate rolled out its plans earlier this year to phase out or begin to phase out the income tax, they said, no, we're not proposing to raise the sales tax.
22:24
What are you looking at from these two candidates? What distinguishes them from each other other than just their party identification?

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.