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Stafford supervisors were wrong on BPOL tax
Date published: 7/18/2008
What a circus the Stafford County Board of Supervisors is ["Cash-strapped county seeks more revenue," July 2].
I watched the BPOL hearing on TV because though I'm a small-business owner and resident of Stafford County, I couldn't attend the hearing for lack of child care for my two children that night.
It was amazing how many people stood in front of the board and argued how this BPOL tax would affect them.
And still, four supervisors decided to vote on their own agenda rather than how the people who elected them told them to vote.
If I remember correctly, our government is elected by the people and for the people.
Supervisors Joe Brito, George Schwartz, Robert Woodson, and Harry Crisp didn't act according to what their constituents thought was correct, fair, and reasonable. They should feel the wrath of all Stafford County small-business owners and residents.
As far as I'm concerned, these four gentlemen should resign immediately. They don't look after what is best for us in Stafford County. They want to kill the backbone of our economy. They want to get all the small "mom and pop" businesses out and let the big guys like Wal-Mart and Target rule our county.
After all, Wal-Mart and Target don't care about this new tax; they didn't even show up at the hearing.
Boycott Supervisors Brito, Schwartz, Woodson, and Crisp. They should move to another county with the BPOL already in place and open their own small business; let's see how they do.
Nylsa A. Correa
Stafford
Date published: 7/18/2008
Most recent reader comments:
If you don't like it
(posted by
Mandrake
, July 19, 2008 8:42 am)
initiate a recall vote and vote the offending pols out of office and install pols of your choice
Watch Democratic Buffoonery on YouTube
(posted by
LibBuster
, July 19, 2008 12:40 am)
Democratic Supervisor Robert Woodson is an incompetent
boob. Watch this on Youtube and see for yourselves. Now
amount of liberal excuse mongering can alter the fact that
this man is incompetent and has no business sitting on the
board and making budgetary decisions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LaeN1Th54w
For WeimCity
(posted by
MtMav
, July 18, 2008 10:07 pm)
It may be best to sober up prior to posting. The only thing more appalling, egregiously incorrect than your grammer and spelling was your lack of thought, logic and basic coherence. (Nothing new for you when it comes to the topic of BPOL). Sleep it off and try again in the morning. You posted at 6:17pm. A bit early to be looped! Zum wohl! Prosit!
Stafford BOS did RIGHT - NOot Worng with BPOL
(posted by
WeimCity
, July 18, 2008 6:37 pm)
Stafford business community has been gaiing additional profits by not reducing proces for goods sold in this county for decades. When they suddenly have to start doing what every other county and city requires, they say that the Board did wrong! Small businesses may not even be affected by the BPOL tax but cry out that the sky is falling like Chicken Little. As a property owner and consumer, I am glad that businesses must contribute a little more to help pay for roads, schools, public safety sertvices ect.
Ok, you're right. I'm confused.
(posted by
kenderr
, July 18, 2008 1:18 pm)
They are ABSOLUTELY the MOST regressive of taxes.
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