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Old 06-21-2013, 03:48 PM
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I will never understand why anyone would agree with anew tax or a tax being increased. People who play lotteries are in fact freely paying taxes. Lotteries claim billions go toward education. Has anyone notice a decrease in any educational institution anywhere in this country.

Federal state and local governments once found gambling to be illegal and lending itself to moral decay. Well they made it legal and it has led to moral decay but heck the government got their cut.

If you object to paying 6% tax when shopping on Amazon, don't shop on Amazon...simple as that. I, for one, will be happy to pay the 6% tax just as I do when I shop at walmart.com, or homedepot.com, or lowes.com. The governor and county commisioners all totally support this tax.