{"id":2523934,"date":"2025-12-22T12:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-conservative-katie-dont-be-fooled-by-katie-hobbs-new-tax-plan\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:23:00","slug":"op-ed-conservative-katie-dont-be-fooled-by-katie-hobbs-new-tax-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-conservative-katie-dont-be-fooled-by-katie-hobbs-new-tax-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-Ed: Conservative Katie? Don&#8217;t Be Fooled By Katie Hobbs&#8217; New Tax Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fop-ed-conservative-katie-dont-be-fooled-by-katie-hobbs-new-tax-plan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2523934&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An opinion piece attacks Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs for adopting a tax-cut proposal that mirrors former President Trump&#8217;s &#8220;One Big Beautiful Bill,&#8221; accusing her of political opportunism and a flip-flop on policy. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >plan woudl raise standard deductions<\/a>, add a $6,000 senior deduction, and allow deductions for tipped and overtime income and car-loan interest &#8211; but the author argues Hobbs&#8217; package only identifies $215 million in offsets while $420 million is needed to avoid a net tax increase. The article explains Arizona&#8217;s tax conformity with the federal code and gives an example of how nonconformity would raise taxable income for tipped workers. Critics say Hobbs tied the proposal to cutting school-choice funding, eroding support from both parties, while the Arizona Free Enterprise Club and state Republicans are preparing a more complete conformity-focused alternative. The piece concludes that Hobbs lacks originality and political backing, and the views are those of the author.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite Halloween being long over, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has decided to spend the Christmas season playing dress-up as a Trump-loving, tax-cutting champion of the middle and working class.<\/p>\n<p>On November 20th, Governor Hobbs released her &ldquo;Tax Cuts for Middle-Class Arizonans&rdquo; plan. If these concepts sound familiar, it&rsquo;s because every provision mirrors President Trump&rsquo;s One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) signed into law on July 4th:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase the standard deduction from $15,000 to $15,750 for single filers, $31,500 for joint filers;<\/li>\n<li>Add a $6,000 deduction for seniors over 65;<\/li>\n<li>Deduct tipped income;<\/li>\n<li>Deduct overtime income;<\/li>\n<li>Deduct car-loan interest on new American-made vehicles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After months of opposing the OBBB and urging its defeat, Hobbs now pretends it&rsquo;s her idea &ndash; kind of like wearing a Dollar Store knockoff mask of President Trump and hoping no one notices the &ldquo;Made in Magaland&rdquo; tag. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despicable-liar-biden-hammered-for-promising-border-agents-will-pay-for-strapping-migrants-running-them-over\/\" title=\"\u2018Despicable Liar\u2019: Biden Hammered For Promising Border Agents \u2018Will Pay\u2019 For \u2018Strapping\u2019 Migrants, \u2018Running Them Over\u2019\">social media reaction<\/a> was brutal: Trump did this first and better.<\/p>\n<p>Even the corporate media grilled Hobbs for the obvious flip-flop. Her tax-plan heist landed with a thud.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Hobbs erased any perception of authenticity when she quickly recast her own proposal as leverage in her crusade against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-educational-freedom-order-extends-school-choice-week\/\" title=\"...&#039;s Educational Freedom Order Extends School Choice Week\">school choice funding<\/a>. This showed she was either never serious about tax relief or panicked after backlash from her base.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, the tactic is doomed. Republicans won&rsquo;t go for it, and ESA &ldquo;savings&rdquo; only occur by removing thousands of children from the program &ndash; a cruel, unnecessary, and wildly unpopular move. Hobbs&rsquo; plagiarized &ldquo;middle-class family&rdquo; tax relief pitch collapsed the moment she tied it to defunding school choice. It also raises doubts about whether she even understands how tax conformity works.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona&rsquo;s tax code is &ldquo;coupled&rdquo; with the federal code. Without conformity, taxpayers lose federal benefits and taxable income rises.<\/p>\n<p>Example: A server earning $55,000 plus $5,000 in tips loses both benefits without conformity. Taxable income jumps by $6,500, and the state tax bill rises by about $150 &ndash; without earning more.<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs&rsquo; plan provides only $215M in offsets, far short of the $420M required to avoid a tax increase. So what she effectively proposed was a tax hike though she&rsquo;s trying to disguise it as a tax cut.<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs is trying to frame herself as a leader on tax relief. Not only is she an imitator on the policy, but politically no one is following her. Her rollout was met with silence from the Left including most of the Legislative Democrats, progressive groups, and even establish-aligned business organizations. She lacks the political strength to muscle Republicans and is too unpopular to build a coalition. Yet she&rsquo;s calling on the Legislature to follow her lead? Please.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Free Enterprise Club has been preparing a real conformity package for months that would deliver meaningful relief to working families and small businesses. A serious plan would:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fully cover the $420M conformity box<\/li>\n<li>Include OBBB&rsquo;s pro&ndash;small business accounting provisions<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize broad-based relief and<\/li>\n<li>Avoid gimmicks like the SALT deduction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Republicans are poised to fast-track a robust package in January. Hobbs&rsquo; proposal may struggle to find a sponsor &ndash; let alone a committee assignment.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump leads nationally on tax cuts, Arizona Republicans will continue leading at the state level. Hobbs, meanwhile, has spent three years vetoing tax relief or trying to take credit for others&rsquo; work. Her &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/out-of-options-dems-return-to-big-beautiful-bill-try-to-compare-it-to-cracker-barrel-rebrand\/\" title=\"Out-of-Options Dems Return to &#039;...,&#039; Try to Compare It to Cracker Barrel Rebrand\">tax cut&#038;rdquo<\/a>; plan is a performative scramble to avoid being run over by the Trump Tax Cut Train.<\/p>\n<p>With no originality and no coalition behind her, Hobbs&rsquo; best option is to surrender to Legislative Republicans and move on.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><b>The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either d or endorsed by the owners of this website. 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