The Infamous Green Sales Tax Holiday Is Here
It sounds like a monster. All sales tax holidays are scary, but for this one they specify the color. It makes it seem so much more palpable and alive.
The green sales tax holiday is exceptionally bad because it distorts both the timing of sales, as all sales tax holidays do, and the choice of which products to buy. The tax is lifted only on appliances that have been approved as earth-friendly by the Environmental Protection Agency. I hope nobody is expecting a slight diversion of sales for one week to save the planet!
While I like the annual Back-to-school tax holiday, I agree that these things are going way too far.
Comment by David Stokes — April 22, 2009 @ 10:13 a.m.
It seems as if every new tax holiday is being created to appease angry taxpayers! What do you think of fair tax? Representative Emery provides some very compelling info on Missouri’s HJR 36: http://www.mofairtax.com.
Thoughts? Opinions? I’d like to learn more.
Comment by Abigail — May 4, 2009 @ 4:56 p.m.