Republican gubernatiorial candidate Star Locke is proposing scrapping the existing property tax system in Texas; as a replacement for it:
Locke said he favors instituting a $10,000 per-abortion tax on abortion service providers, a 50-percent tax on violent video games and a 10-percent tax on soft drinks with added sugar to fund state government.(source: Amarillo Globe News)
A $10,000 per abortion tax? Wouldn't that effectively make abortion unavailable to the poor? I realize he's just a candiate, and running against a well known incumbent, but what the fuck?