Posts Tagged ‘Grocery Tax’
New Ads from Byrne, Davis and Bentley in Alabama Governor’s Race
The ads just keep coming from the Alabama gubernatorial campaigns. Bradley Byrne's latest ad features his wife Rebecca, Script for "Rebecca" (TV:30) Rebecca Byrne: "I’m Rebecca Byrne. Bradley comes from humble roots. His mom was a bookkeeper. His dad sold trucks. In the Byrne house, you lived by the Golden Rule. Bradley’s strength [...]
Alabama’s Tax Burden and Rep. DuWayne Bridges Candle
This bit of histrionics is the kind of thing that has no place in the legislature... Rep. DuWayne Bridges, R-Valley, lit a small candle on the podium on the House floor and said small businesses were already struggling to keep the doors open. "This is in honor of memory of the small businesses in Alabama we have taxed to death," Bridges [...]
Rep. Wren Puts Forth A Counter-Proposal on State Sales Tax
Well, my State Rep. Greg Wren stepped forward with an interesting new proposal to eleminate the four percent sales tax on food... "As the sponsor of the 2002 and 2008 Constitutional Rainy Day Accounts for the Education Trust Fund (ETF) and the General Fund, I believe the Sales Tax Fairness Act of 2009 will allow the Legislature to pass a [...]
Why I Support the Elimination of the Grocery Tax
This says it all, thanks so much for all you do Kimble, Grocery tax bill would modernize Alabama taxes By Kimble Forrister In the last two weeks, legislators have spent a lot of time arguing for and against Rep. John Knight's plan to lower grocery taxes and cap a lopsided deduction. This might be a good time to step back and [...]
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