Lincoln Journal Star on Dec. 11 — Editorial, 12/11: Deliberate speed on tax reform
When Gov. Dave Heineman proposed to take a meat cleaver to Nebraska’s tax system last year, farmers, business owners and much of the body politic recoiled in dismay.
The governor soon put away the cleaver, or, to put it more precisely, withdrew his bold plan to do away with the state income tax by shifting to a broader sales tax base.