Strickland Postpones Cut

Gov. Strickland in the state of Ohio wants his citizens to see that slot machines really would be good for the state. He wants to reduce the income tax in order to help out his residents. Wednesday morning he endorsed a postponement of the reduction however, because slot machines may not come into the state.
 
The governor’s plan was to bring in slot machines and reduce the income tax rate for those who live there. This would also allow money to come in for education and various infrastructure improvements that need to happen across the state. However after a recent court ruling, the courts decided that the slot machines needed to be voted on by the people of the state, thus reducing the possibility of it passing.
 
The court said that residents have the right to decide whether or not they had slot machines within their state. However, with many residents not wanting slot machines it is impossible for the governor to put forth the scheduled tax break that he had wanted to give them. Instead, they are facing an $851 million shortfall in education funding, and no way of fixing that.
 
He said that instead of being able to reduce income tax residents would be facing a tax bill that is roughly $90 larger than what it is now. He said he has two choices, either increase income taxes or lay off teachers and suspend athletic programs. Neither of these choices would be necessary however, if slot machines were legalized in this state.

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