10% Sumter County Sales Tax
 

Just a thought, but I think a 10% sales tax would be close to the same out of pocket for me as a 25% property tax increase. What say you?

Be careful what you wish for , you may get it !
In this case a massive disproportionate impact on lower income families.:MOJE_whot:

with the amount of New income from home sales...I dont believe 25% tax is warranted..and certainly NOT an increase in sales tax....UGH!!!

Oh my God. 7% is already too much.

it may move people to shop in other counties....

That is so true. I once lived in a town that bordered two counties. One had a higher sales tax along with added gasoline, liquor etc. taxes. It was a no brainer. The only thing was that if you bought a new car in the lower county you had to pay the higher county tax that you lived in.

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That's a good way to send customers to another county. Every business in Sumter would balk at that idea.

Sorry if I was not clear. I’m no way suggesting a raise in sales tax. Was merely pointing out the financial impact on me. ie: 25% property tax = 3% sales tax increase. I agree a 10% sales tax would be idiotic.

Most people here most likely save more money when the price of gasoline dropped from $4.00 to under $2.50 than any proposed property tax--Imagine you save $30.00 every 20 gals. I put 20k a year on my car @ 20 mpg I saved $1500.00/yr -really doubt my property tax would be that greatly raised

But what if gas goes back up?

Gas may or may not go back up, but pretty sure the 25% property tax increase wouldn't go down.

There isn't a 25% tax increase.

Let's wait and see what happens. For fourteen years there has been little change. I think that the new bills for trash and some road fixing might be factors, but let's wait and see.

I was responding to the person who said gas could go up. It could or it couldn't, but it's seems certain the property tax will go up, and probably for good.


One could wait and see, or one could join the crowds who are going to the public meetings to fight this.

Wait and see is something people do when they've given up on trying to participate. "Let's wait and see if that tornado comes through our kitchen" instead of "get down into the storm cellar now, kids."

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