“Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a temporary, one-cent increase in the state sales tax …”
—The Daily Roundup from Capitol Weekly
I love how they (the SF Chronicle) call it a “one-cent increase” which makes it sound like, oh, hey, that’s only one one-hundredth of a dollar! But, really, it’s going up one percent from 7.25% which is a 13.8% increase in the sales tax. Who want’s to pay 13% more in sales tax for the next three years? And who wants to bet it’s not so “temporary”?
Anyway, it looks like it doesn’t have much support. As the Roundup folks say, “So, the governor broke his no new taxes pledge while pissing off both parties. Well played, sir!”
I love how they (the SF Chronicle) call it a “one-cent increase” which makes it sound like, oh, hey, that’s only one one-hundredth of a dollar! But, really, it’s going up one percent from 7.25% which is a 13.8% increase in the sales tax. Who want’s to pay 13% more in sales tax for the next three years? And who wants to bet it’s not so “temporary”?
Anyway, it looks like it doesn’t have much support. As the Roundup folks say, “So, the governor broke his no new taxes pledge while pissing off both parties. Well played, sir!”