Another of Last Year's Index Legislation Being Turned Around
Another of the 2018 GOP Platform Index legislation bills was a bill that removed a small 1% refund for those that collected state sales tax. For decades this reimbursed some of the small businesses for having to track and collect the state sales tax. For a timely report, the reporter received one percent of what was collected. A tiny sum for many, quite generous for the Wal Marts and Amazons of the business world. Our view was that as these businesses were forced to collect the tax the very least would be to let them receive a pittance for the service. We did say that the total needed capped.
And surprise surprise, non other than RINO Rep. Harold Wright authored HB 2294 that triples the reward to 3% and caps it at $2500.00. The cost is estimated at $32,000,000 per year. Figure a small company selling $10,000 per month and owing $873.25 in tax keeping $26.00 for their trouble. But the larger stores would be making a tidy profit by that 3%.
Seems reasonable enough to allow the cow that trampled the grain to snatch a mouthful now and then but why the reversal? And the answer will be found in Harold Wright's campaign donations no doubt. One of the favorite schemes of legislators is to work both side of an issue, take away one year to please or repay one group, only to claw back what was lost the next year to please others.
