Friday, September 18, 2009

Politician just don't get it.

In Ohio a recent court case in which the attorney general Richard Cordray sued all Ohio grocery stores a verdict was reached. The court ruled that grocery stores would have to pay a commercial activity tax. This is a tax on gross receipts. The grocers argued this amounts to a tax on food Ohio's constitution forbids this. The AG argued that this was a tax on being allowed to do business.

Now I don't know where politicians get their ideas but who do they think is really going to pay this tax.

My bet is a lot of grocery store employees are walking up and down aisles as I type marking prices up.

1 comment:

  1. This is how government creates inflation. Then they will blame anyone but themselves for the hardship which will be most greatly borne by the lower middle class. The rich don't care and the poor get assistance. Same with any burdens placed on business by government. Eventually all added costs are passed on to consumers.

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