Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: Early this morning, one day before a special election on the A&P Tax in Searcy, Arkansas, over a quarter of the anti-tax signs were missing around the city. Around 11:30 a.m., 27 anti-A&P Tax signs were unearthed at a local Searcy park. The signs were buried in a mud volleyball pit that is maintained by the city. Searcy Police Chief Kyle Osborne was alerted and came to the scene. [Full Story on the discovered stolen signs at The Arkansas Patriot]
As I was traveling near Searcy, Arkansas a couple weeks ago, a radio advertisement caught my attention. In summary, the ad was a person who said they were a Republican who normally was against increased taxation but that he was for the A&P Tax because "other cities do it" and "we" should get taxes more taxes from others who visit us. I immediately thought, what a sad state of affairs. The US Constitution clearly delineates the intent that there would be no tax or duty on people or goods of a person for buying goods in another state or "exported from another state." Our forefathers never envisioned that people would stoop so low as to tax those who visit from one city to another and then to call such a tax not an Advertising & Promotion tax because you visited us. And to hear someone calling themselves a Republican in promoting this type tax was most discouraging. Voting will be held tomorrow in Searcy, Arkansas at the from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Carmichael Community Center.
While I can not cast a ballot in Searcy, I can vote with my wallet. If the A&P tax passes, I will vote by skipping Searcy when it comes to buying anything! And, I will exercise my free speech to tell others to do the same. Taxation without representation (taxing visitors) is a bad practice in all situations.
Tags: A&P Tax, Searcy, Arkansas, special election, increased taxes, taxing visitors
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