The State of The County

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Michael Horne said…
Good job, Joe! A "tax holiday" is absurd.
Walker said the savings would average $3000 per year. (For whom?)
This is a crazy number. It would require a person to spend over $50,000 per year in post-tax income on taxable consumer goods to spend $3,000 in sales taxes. Maybe Walker's including other nonsensical holiday plans, but he should either get to work himself or take a permanent holiday.

Horne
Monday, February 16, 2009 at 2:12:00 PM CST
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