Absolutely guaranteed that if an income tax is ever instituted, elected officials such as Rep. Gara, will be on their soap box within two years after it is started demanding that it be increased.   Pure insanity to tax the productive and redistribute wealth to unproductive areas of the State.   The productive can...and will vote with their feet.   Perhaps after all the rich people and oil companies have been taxed out of the state, those of us that remain can all move to remote areas and enjoy the poverty we are creating today with the complete failure to right-size government spending to sustainable levels.