Lawerence Wrote:
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> Bill.N. Wrote:
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> > zinc coated Wrote:
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> > > It is a great plan. I never eat out anyway so
> I
> > > will vote yes.
> >
> > I assume you mean you also don't spend money on
> > any of the other possible food transactions the
> > meals tax will reach. For you the meals tax
> will
> > do exactly what the County says it will,
> increase
> > County revenues without significantly affecting
> > the taxes you pay. Sure you are giving a giant
> > "FUCK YOU" to most of those who reside in the
> > County, but self interest is as good a reason
> as
> > any for how you vote.
> >
> > What some of us find reprehensible is how meals
> > tax supporters are telling people "it will
> allow
> > us to tax nonresidents" when most of the
> revenue
> > will come from Fairfax County residents, "its
> only
> > a few cents or a few dollars" when it actually
> > will amount to the same or more for many
> > homeowners than if real estate taxes were
> raised,
> > "it will provide tax relief to homeowners" when
> > there are no plans to decrease real property
> taxes
> > if the meals tax passes and the primary
> > beneficiaries are commercial property owners,
> or
> > the favorite "it will only be on restaurant
> > sales-we would never tax that" when if you look
> at
> > what other jurisdictions who have the meals tax
> > are doing, they do tax that. When you add to
> this
> > the possibility a rejection of the meals tax
> might
> > cause County officials to re-evaluate their
> > spending priorities, a NO vote is the best
> course
> > for many.
>
>
> I think you are wrong Bill. Our schools system is
> educating future taxpayers. The meals tax is an
> investment. What little money is raised from the
> meals tax now will be returned 10 fold or more in
> the future. Everyone in my family and most of my
> neighbors are voting yes because it's the right
> thing to do.
Vote for a tax that enables more wasteful spending? Vote for a tax targeting the elderly and disabled?
https://fairfaxvotenoonthemealstax.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/vote-no-on-the-meals-tax-the-meals-tax-targets-the-elderly-and-disabled/
Sorry, can't do that. If FCPC can't teach the kids on the money it has, it needs new leadership.
I'd recommend term limiting the school board.