Fast Food Tax
Monday, May 09, 2005

Well our buddy Kwame has a great idea, add a 2 percent tax to fast food to help close Detroit's budget gap. Kwame thinks the tax just adds pennies to every order and would help his financial woes. How bout not leasing SUVs for 1 year at top dollar? How bout not charging alcohol or paying for your whole entourage everytime u go out?

"Kilpatrick wants to ask Detroit voters to approve a 2 percent fast-food tax — on top of the 6 percent state sales tax on restaurant meals. The mayor says consumers will barely notice the extra cents at the cash register, but critics say the tax would unfairly burden the poor and hamper economic development."

"Although the tax would not come close to fixing Detroit's financial problems — officials predict it would bring in $17 million in the next fiscal year — every dollar counts in a city already bracing for mass layoffs and service cuts."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050508/ap_on_bi_ge/big_mac_tax&printer=1

This story was on Yahoo, a link from www.rawstory.com , the www.freep.com didn't even have the story. Wonder when it will break locally.


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Update: Ok I just looked at the date of the article and it was yesterday but I don't remember seeing it on the Freep when I checked the site and its not there today. I guess we will wait and see if it peeks its head out this week.

Posted by mardenhill 5/09/2005 04:26:00 PM    

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