Fiscal Stability Commission Prepares to Punish Working People.

The fiscal stability commission is expected to vote Thursday on recommendations for the legislature to consider. House and Senate members may regret creating the unusual 15-member body. It’s recommendations, Daily Ructions can reveal, are likely to include expanding and increasing the sale tax, reducing the income tax, repealing the estate tax, increasing the cost of driving with tolls and a higher gas tax.

Expect the commission to avoid taking a serious run at the unfunded liabilities that are squeezing state spending and taxing policies. While there is still time for changes, don’t expect the commission to confront the state’s spending crisis in a meaningful way.

Much of the commission’s time appears to have been spent on averting the simple requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.