The Georgia state legislature heads back into session today and the hot topic this week will be taxes. Tax breaks and tax increases both.

The state continues to struggle to improve it's revenue stream in light of the current economic conditions and with the state having a higher unemployment rate then the national average it is becoming harder and harder to be talking tax breaks.

The Republicans are still going to pursue a couple of tax breaks, mostly directed at the business owners and designed to provide incentives for hiring. One such program is a $2,400 income tax credit for each unemployed person that businesses hire before July 1, 2010, and keep on the job for at least 24 months. Employers get a $500 credit toward their unemployment insurance taxes for each unemployed person they hired.

There is also a proposal to reduce and then eliminate the corporate income tax completely by 2012.

In this day and age when class warfare seems to be all the rage, it is expected that trying to reduce the corporate income tax will be met with stiff opposition. One of the counter arguments, which I consider disingenious at best, is the argument that these sorts of efforts will not contribute to creating "good quality" jobs. How do you define that?

I have worked a whole series of jobs and the only intent in any of them was to be able to provide for my family and pay the bills. I wasn't concerned about the quality of the job. Sure I kept my eyes and ears open looking for that ideal job, but in the meantime I wasn't going to turn a job. Using this sort of rhetoric just points up to the elitist attitude of the liberals who offfer such an argument.

My father in law was a mechanic for 30 years. He loved the job and it provided for his family, but I somehow think this is one of th jobs that the liberals would not consider a good job. I know another guy who works 9 - 5 in an office job but operates a lawn service as a second source of income and also makes him a small businesss owner. The lawn service is a job he absolutely loves. Would liberals have him give up the lawn service because according to their standards that isn't a good job?

I am not sure what the Democrats and liberals expect to gain by their rhetoric about good jobs or underemployed. If I was somebody who worked in what they consider a lower tier job I would be outraged that they are attempting to demean my way of life and what I have to do to provide for my family and pay my bills and keep food on the table. Unlike liberals I do not look down my nose at anybody's occupation or vocation as long as it is legal.<!--endtext--><!--endclickprintinclude-->