House Majority Leader Jerry Keen, like other tax-cut proponents, couldn’t give chapter and verse on the proposals’ benefits Friday. But generally speaking, he said the cuts will help an ailing economy.

“I know this,” Keen said. “Now is the time to lower the tax burden. It is certainly not the time to raise the tax burden.”

As I try to swallow the simmering rage that results when it dawns on me that such incapable people are actually running our state, let's work through Keen's logic a little bit. First off, the man can't name the benefits from the elimination of the corporate tax ... largely because the purported benefits - when placed in the context of our existing budget crisis and evaluated against similar efforts which have largely failed to produce the intended results - don't actually exist.

Of course, since Keen can't think of a single reason why this proposal would be a good thing, aside from repeating stale talking points (which, these days, is the norm for most Republicans in Atlanta), he opts to completely change the narrative entirely and absolutely make up an opposing argument to rebut ... which is 'well, by gosh, we surely can't raise taxes.' Granted, no one is actually suggesting we raise the corporate tax, but that's besides the point when you're peddling irrational economic fear.

And, if you're Keen and all you're interested in doing is selling what is no less than a boon for big businesses in Georgia - coming right on the heels of the other boon we just gave them via the The Georgia Power Ponzi Scheme - it's important to not deal with 'facts' or 'data' or 'statistical evidence' or 'rational thought' when making your arguments.

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