Yesterday Arizonans voted in favor of a "temporary" sales tax increase of one cent per dollar beginning this June. This will make Arizona's sales tax one of the highest in the country, with only Tennessee's being more. Here counties and cities access additional taxes.
I'm OK with this. I've learned a while back to buy my big purchases either through the PX or on-line via Amazon.com or steepandcheap.com.
This sales tax increase will allegedly go 2/3 for public education. The other third will go for public safety, meaning more cops will get free donuts and coffee.
This also means that three years from now candidates will campaign promising to end this sales tax increase. Somehow I don't imagine the tax going away.
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