Voters in Dorchester County, S.C. emphatically rejected a proposed sales tax increase in this week’s election.
With all precincts reporting, 7,070 voters opposed the tax hike compared to only 3,550 who supported it.
That’s a good old-fashioned ass-kicking, people …
The defeat of the proposed Dorchester levy – which would have raised the local sales tax from seven to eight cents – should send a strong message to Lowcountry leaders.
That message? “Don’t raise our friggin’ taxes.”
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Former Senator Mike Rose was masterful in his efforts to defeat this tax. Thanks Senator for staying involved!
What is his contact information, we in Lexington County are working to put down a rabid orphan tax (a tax which is to be raised before they even know what they want to spend it on) that our elected masters wish to have. I would like to discuss how they managed that campaign.
Mrose5@sc.rr.com
GOOD!!!!!!!!!
Great job Dorchester!
I hope we can do the same in Greenville Next year. Unless County Council changes their minds.
I agree – Joe Dill (County Council) said Greenville County has a surplus of $56 or $58 million (which probably doesn’t include the property taxes which have just been received by property owners); they, too want a 1 cent sales tax. It’s for roads, they say, because the DOT has funds which they won’t release. The roads in the city and the county are horrible in many places. I keep waiting to get pulled by a police officer for suspected DUI, when in fact I’m dodging the 1’x1’x1′ deep potholes to avoid tearing up my car.
PRO TIP :
They will spend more of your tax dollars running pro “local option” ads before the next election and, if needed,the next and the next. Eventually it will pass and you’ll never get to vote on it again…until they decide to jack it up again…..
People like you accommodated the English Parlement and supported their countless attempts to impose consumption taxes on the American colonies.
And it was ordinary citizens who successfully fought back, causing the roll-back of, say, the Stamp Tax for example.
And then there was the one-penny tax on tea.
And then there was the Boston Tea Party so that the Parlement and the King would get the message.
And then we declared our independence, fought a war, and won our independence.
People like you were on the other side passing the ammo to the British.
You missed my point, Joe. TBG was just pointing out that the powers that be will continue to put this to the vote…until they get the result they like.
TBG is against (and votes against) ALL tax increases, and, for that matter, MOST taxes, themselves….100% of the time, every time.
I will use your display of restraint as an example of how to be a better poster. Thank you for the fine example.
Thanks.
TBG, regretably, does not always represent a positive example of restraint, however…..
They will keep at it as long as it takes and if they can’t get it that way they will concoct a scheme such as Richland County did, by hook or by crook they will have their tax.
What was the sales tax increase supposed to fund?
TBG hazards a guess…..
Parks, happy smiling children, greenways, road improvement, quality of life, schools, police, teachers,, safety, security, and, best of all…
*looks around*
… folks from “off” will pay the majority of it.
Wrong. It would have funded rolebacks of property taxes. 32.1 % of Dorchester county residents are renters who would have paid the 1%, while recieving no benefits. The big winner, had this passed, would have been out of county land owners who wouldn’t have paid a dime.
Bravo!
Ronnie Givens, Jimbo Bryant and other real estate / construction / banking industry whores have gotten their asses served to them on platters by a 66% to 33% margin.
Three cheers for the common man / working stiff / middle class tax payer.
Three cheers for Mike Rose, who organized the resistance movement.
I think the concept of this was to supplement the tax burden among ALL residents and nonresidents who purchase goods in Dorchester County, to relieve the tax burden of property owners. 1% increase in sales tax vs Property taxes, would have been worth the trade for property owners. Now those who rent in Dorchester County, may see their rent go up, in order to help cover some of these high property taxes.