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Snellville Mayor & Council United against State Tax Reform
By Jerry | October 24, 2007
From the Gwinnett Daily Post, October 24, 2007:
Snellville mayor, council unite in opposing tax measure
By Carole Townsend
Staff Correspondent
SNELLVILLE - Snellville Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer on Monday night read a resolution against House Resolution 900, the “Great Plan” tax reform measure sponsored by House Speaker Glenn Richardson of Hiram.
Oberholtzer and all Snellville City Council members signed the resolution at Monday night’s council meeting.
The resolution states that Richardson’s tax reform plan is “totally lacking in merit” and is “poor public policy for Snellville and for Georgia.”
According to Councilwoman Barbara Bender, who is also a certified public accountant, “This bill, while it sounds wonderful, is full of pitfalls. … The results can be disastrous.”
Bender said the resolution will require that businesses providing goods and services not currently taxed begin collecting a 4 percent sales tax.
“This means that you would have to start paying sales tax for day care, haircuts, medical bills, any service you can imagine,” Bender said.
Councilman Robert Jenkins said the state cannot currently monitor its finances, referencing the recent discovery of credit card abuse by state employees.
Other council members echoed Bender’s remarks and encouraged voters to educate themselves regarding HR 900, then call their state representatives and senators to voice their opinions.
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October 24th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
It is all well and good to be against Speaker Richardson’s G.R.E.A.T. plan. However, it would be better to come up with ways to deal with the State’s tax code such that as many people in the State as possible paid their fair share.
In my opinion, part of the point of overseeing Federal, State, County, City or other levels of government is to both manage and lead. If you don’t lead, there is that much less of a chance of a more prosperous and available future for everyone.
November 6th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
The mayors vote against this “Great Tax Plan” is oen of the reasons I am voting to keep him in office.
While no one likes taxes, we often forget what they pay for: sewers, police, roads, and schools: in short, t our future.
Good Job Mr. Mayor.