The Florida Masochist

An early morning laugh

Thanks to the Palm Beach Post editorial page. Today they had one of their regular editorials in favor of a sales tax on internet sales. The Post rehashes this subject at least twice a year. I'm only going to quote the punchline at the end.

This would not be a tax increase. Buyers are supposed to pay the tax now. This would establish what everyone in Congress claims to be for: fairness.

A tax on internet sales isn't a tax increase? Only in the far left minds of Randy Schultz and his co-horts at the Post. If a tax takes more money out of the public's pocket then it is an increase.

I almost gagged on my early morning coffee today on reading that sentence.

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Why am I not surprised?

Last November Palm Beach County voters approved a half cent sales tax to pay for school construction. The tax hasn't been in effect a full eight months yet but School Superintendant Art Johnson is already saying an extension may be necessary.

"There is not a reason why we can't go back to the public," Johnson said at a workshop on the district's five-year capital plan. "We understand that possibility exists. If we explode in Palm Beach County because of Scripps or because of conversion of the western communities, there's no question that is going to have to happen."

All of that was known before last year's vote. Good thing is to get a continuation, it would have to come to a vote of county voters again. Hopefully common sense will prevail the second time around.

If you want to read the entire Palm Beach Post article, click here.