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- 11:46am — May 26, 2022
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I find it more than a bit disappointing that the petulant reaction to Tucson voters approving a half-cent bump in the sales tax is for some who opposed it to declare that they'll now "do all their shopping online." It's important to do business with local small business. That's how money stays in our community — support your local mom and pop.... Read more»
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4 comments on this story
Wait…people are really saying that they’ll buy elsewhere because they don’t want to pay a HALF percent tax for THEIR roads?! Sounds like an empty threat to me. Enjoy buying those shoes online that you have to return 18 times so you get the right fit. And have fun getting your toilet paper delivered to your house.
Don’t these people realize they were ALREADY paying this half cent tax…it is just expired now? Ugh.
The Metro and Hispanic Chambers of Commerce supported this tax. Maybe they should have considered the consequences to their members.
Every resident faces a choice: Build a community or leech off of it. Well funded communities have better amenities, better choices, better schools and higher paying jobs. It’s really that simple
This may surprise “Do Tar,” but I think that they did consider the consequences of NOT passing the sales tax, namely bad roads and an under-equipped police force. Money for these things does not fall from the sky.