I agree that Tennessee taxpayers are tired of always having to pay more,
more, more for taxes for gas, food, clothings, etc. I myself would much
rather pay a State Income Tax and have la lower sales tax. Tennessee is one
of 8 states in the union that does not have a State Income Tax - and has
one of the highest sales tax. So we will continue to pay more, more, more
for sales tax until our legislators have the sense to impose a much needed
State Income Tax.
Mary
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>Jarrod Whaley wrote:
>
>>Don't taxes pay us?
>
>Partly. (Also the tuition that our students pay.) To the extent that
>we are supported by taxes, we are *always* going to have a problem
>getting funding because the taxpayers are tired of always having to pay
>more, more, more....
>
>>And not enough?
>
>In some cases. Too much, in others. Probably about right in most.
>It's hard to tell since higher education is not exactly a free market
>where the "right" amount would be whatever the students were willing to
>pay for our services. Maybe it's time for a paradigm shift?
>
>--
>"Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want
>is also big enough to take away everything you have." -- Senator Barry
>Goldwater
Mary P.Coleman
Administrative Assistant
The Department of Political Science,
Public Administration, and Nonprofit Management.
Dept. 6356, Fletcher Hall
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
423 - 425-4281
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