tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post5451500848387514936..comments2024-03-22T13:06:27.366-05:00Comments on WataugaWatch: Class WarfareJ.W. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-32325730759453656232013-01-18T16:46:02.370-05:002013-01-18T16:46:02.370-05:00Tennessee or South Carolina? Hell, we already loo...Tennessee or South Carolina? Hell, we already look like Mississippe!!sloopdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266564252722897264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-9766622685791754122013-01-17T19:55:20.382-05:002013-01-17T19:55:20.382-05:00Is this the same legislature that raised h*ll a ye...Is this the same legislature that raised h*ll a year or two ago about raising the sales tax by 3/4 of a penny? The hubris in Raleigh these days is going to drag this state down. Do we really want to look to Tennessee or South Carolina as examples?Not Reallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-61810449885873044052013-01-17T19:36:00.230-05:002013-01-17T19:36:00.230-05:00From what I've read, the proposal is to tax gr...From what I've read, the proposal is to tax groceries the same as everything else. Right now, groceries are taxed at 2%, and it will rise to 8%. That's quadrupling!Dem12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-77064872120874972812013-01-17T17:40:28.157-05:002013-01-17T17:40:28.157-05:00Henery, quad means four, Boo Boo. If you quadrupl...Henery, quad means four, Boo Boo. If you quadruple 2% it is 8%. <br /><br />Also, what happens to income tax?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-57229146821729303372013-01-17T16:23:42.598-05:002013-01-17T16:23:42.598-05:00So sorry. My 6% figure is wrong. However, the &quo...So sorry. My 6% figure is wrong. However, the "quadruple" adjective is RIGHT. See John Frank's reporting in the Raleigh News&Observer: fb.me/2dF0Fz5gt.<br /><br />You can sneer at me while applauding the plutocrats in Raleigh? Classy.Henerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-41032299248443917622013-01-17T12:48:16.645-05:002013-01-17T12:48:16.645-05:00A rise from 2% to 6% is "quadruple"?
LM...A rise from 2% to 6% is "quadruple"?<br /><br />LMAO...and Henery says 'do the math'<br /><br />You can't make this stuff up! LOL..Henery you are the funniest poster on the internet!<br /><br />ssAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-9166748472719297502013-01-17T12:44:14.503-05:002013-01-17T12:44:14.503-05:00Do the math. I did. Going from 2 percent tax on gr...Do the math. I did. Going from 2 percent tax on groceries to over 6 percent is QUADRUPING the tax on groceries.<br /><br />Source? I've seen it recited in several daily papers today. Just one example: http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20130116/APN/1301160601?p=all&tc=pgall<br /><br />6th paragraph. Henerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-54675270698279024732013-01-17T12:00:30.233-05:002013-01-17T12:00:30.233-05:00And your proof is?And your proof is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-63318036163552905212013-01-17T11:16:09.407-05:002013-01-17T11:16:09.407-05:00They're gonna QUADRUPLE taxes on groceries, ya...They're gonna QUADRUPLE taxes on groceries, ya'll. That's REGRESSIVE as all get-out!Henerynoreply@blogger.com