Sales taxes are often considered by conservatives the simple solution to taxation: i.e., a “flat tax” or “consumption tax.” They think that this will solve all taxation problems. On the surface, simplifying taxes seems, well, simple. However, as long as politicians or accountants are involved, simple will never happen. The Dayton Daily News had a Read More
The first time I shopped for groceries in Atlanta in 1981 I was shocked to see sales tax added to my bill- I was buying milk and bread (really). Welcome to the crazy tax laws of different states. Ohio has long excluded taxes on food- as it’s not really optional for survival. This is a Read More
If you’ve heard any of “Team Montgomery County” talk (that’s what the three county commissioners are now referring to themselves as), you’ve heard “We live and die by the sales tax.” So, if you are wondering why the county is feeling a squeeze, look at online sales: Report: Online retail sales could reach $204B – Read More
I stepped up to the microphone to answer a question about what we can do to change things locally, after being mislabled as a cameraman from DATV, and before I was a few sentences in, Dr Donald Nguyen screams out and interrupts me with “What’s your question.” This is not how a public forum discusses Read More
Welcome to the Not Really United States of America. We have a state where prostitution is legal, another where booze is almost not, we have some where pot is legal for medical, some for recreational, and then communities in our area where pot dispensaries are already banned, before medical pot is even legal. We solved Read More
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