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Sales Tax Free Holiday
By Josh D. Ondich June 19, 2009| Posted in Economy and Jobs, Submitted | CommentsIntroduction/Background
In our economic situation with more families on tighter budgets due to hour cuts, or job losses in the family with Schools and Teachers also on tight budgets to buy supplies for classes. A sales tax free holiday would help encourage families buy the stuff they need.
My Idea
I propose a sales tax holiday weekend every year before the start of the school year to help parents and teachers buy the supplies they need for the school year. the following would exempt during the sales tax holiday.
Pencils
Book bags
Laptops or PC’s
notebooks
papers
crayons
folders
binders
all forms of calculators
all miscellaneous educational related items
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