Ten Reasons to Vote NO

The proponents of the tax have already started claiming that the extra quarter-cent sales tax is only 25 cents for every $100 spent.  They usually use a similar ploy regarding marginal property tax increases, and it’s effective.But what about the effect of the sales tax increase on businesses and the county as a whole?

It’s bad for education to tie school funding to this new tax.

It’s bad for lower income people especially, because they pay a higher percentage of their income in sales tax.

It’s bad for economic development and jobs.

It’s bad for attracting retail stores to our area.  Don’t give people another reason to shop outside our county!

It’s bad fiscal policy – government needs to reduce its spending instead. High taxes cripple our economy.

The current sales tax:  Virginia 5%, NC 6.75%.

Don’t raise our tax even more.

Don’t think this will result in less property tax.

The commissioners already voted against lowering property taxes if the higher sales tax is enacted.

The estimated money from this tax is a tiny “drop in the bucket” to pay for proposed new projects.

VOTE NO ON “COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX” ON THE BACK OF THE BALLOT MAY 6

‘A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.’  Thomas Jefferson