A quiet beginning to the campaign for a cap on state income tax rate

-- Jeffrey H. Dorfman, professor of agricultural and applied economics, University of Georgia;

-- Donald Ratajczak, Regents professor emeritus of economics, Georgia State University;

-- W. Ken Farr, chair of the Department of Economics and Finance, Georgia College & State University;

-- E. F. Stephenson, professor of economics, chair of the Department of Economics, Berry College;

-- Rand W. Ressler, professor of economics, chair of the Department of Finance and Economics, Georgia Southern University;

-- Michael Daniels, professor of economics, Columbus State University;

-- Govind Hariharan, professor of economics, finance and quantitative analysis, Kennesaw State University;

-- Christine P. Ries, professor of economics, Georgia Institute of Technology;

-- Donald Sabbarese, professor of economics, finance and quantitative analysis, director of the Econometric Center, Kennesaw State University;

-- Tyler T. Yu, associate dean of the School of Business, professor of economics and accounting, Georgia Gwinnett College;

-- David B. Mustard, Josiah Meigs distinguished professor of economics, University of Georgia;

-- Dwight R. Lee, professor emeritus of economics, University of Georgia;

-- Benjamin Scafidi, professor of economics, Georgia College & State University;

-- Bill Yang, professor of economics, Georgia Southern University;

-- Christopher Clark, associate professor of economics, Georgia College & State University;

-- and Brooke Conaway, assistant professor of economics, Georgia College & State University.

"The most brilliant economists in the state are validating what we instinctively know to be true -- that the certainty of low taxes on income will spur the creation of jobs and help put Georgians back to work."