Governor Brewer's Political Advisor Pushes Tax Increase
According to recent news stories, Governor Brewer’s political advisor, Chuck Coughlin, seeks to pressure Arizona legislators into accepting a state sales tax increase that would put Arizona in the same tax bracket as California and New York.
The plan would cost at least $225,000 to pressure legislators to support the Governor’s proposal through letters to the editor, telephone calls, interviews, mass emails, talk radio and contacting their local legislators.
If Arizona were to go to a 6.6 percent state sales tax, this would give us the seventh highest rate in the nation. And it would result in the combined state and local tax rates in 30 Arizona cities surpassing 10 percent, putting us at the same infamous rank with California and New York.
Yet an even higher tax would deter people from making major purchases - the kind of purchases on which Arizona’s economy depends to help pay for necessary programs and services.
With the second highest budget deficit in the country, now is not the time to put out the “Not Welcome For Business” signs in Arizona by raising taxes even further.
Do we really want to make it any worse?
The plan would cost at least $225,000 to pressure legislators to support the Governor’s proposal through letters to the editor, telephone calls, interviews, mass emails, talk radio and contacting their local legislators.
If Arizona were to go to a 6.6 percent state sales tax, this would give us the seventh highest rate in the nation. And it would result in the combined state and local tax rates in 30 Arizona cities surpassing 10 percent, putting us at the same infamous rank with California and New York.
Yet an even higher tax would deter people from making major purchases - the kind of purchases on which Arizona’s economy depends to help pay for necessary programs and services.
With the second highest budget deficit in the country, now is not the time to put out the “Not Welcome For Business” signs in Arizona by raising taxes even further.
Do we really want to make it any worse?