{"id":10419,"date":"2014-09-16T09:24:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T14:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/?p=10419"},"modified":"2014-09-14T18:32:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T23:32:47","slug":"its-only-a-penny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/its-only-a-penny\/","title":{"rendered":"it&#8217;s only a penny&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tax.burden.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10424\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/its-only-a-penny\/tax-burden\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tax.burden.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tax.burden\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tax.burden.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tax.burden.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-10424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tax.burden.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"tax.burden\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tax.burden.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tax.burden.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/tax.burden.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Let&#8217;s follow Spartanburg&#8217;s lead in November. Let&#8217;s kill S. 940! Vote &#8220;no&#8221; on local option sales tax referendums.<\/p>\n<p>This spring, conservatives tried our best to kill a $1,736,830,485 tax hike. After 5 attempts,\u00a0\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinbryant.com\/kbarchive\/2014\/06\/26\/s940_cloture_votes\/\" target=\"_blank\">6<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0motion received the 23 votes necessary to end a filibuster<\/a>. The government grab-it rabbit is after you!<\/p>\n<p>S. 940 is a bill that enables tax increase referendums for school construction in 14 counties in South Carolina. If passed, Anderson taxpayers will fork up $250 million.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just a penny? Pennies ad up! This penny is $1,736,830,485. This money taken out of the pockets of consumers will prevent growth in our economy. It is a further intrusion on the freedom of the taxpayer to spend his\/her own money as they sit fit. Additionally, sales tax hikes injure seniors and low income South Carolinians most.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how these pennies will ad up: Aiken $180,388,530.00, Cherokee $69,518,160.00, Chesterfield $21,247,140.00, Clarendon $22,870,830.00, Darlington $53,825,220.00, Dillon $25,220,370.00, Jasper $53,886,945.00, Lexington $523,447,560.00, Marlboro $15,562,125.00, Beaufort $372,605,280.00, Georgetown $94,071,615.00, Anderson $250,271,220.00, Kershaw $53,915,490.00=$1,736,830,485.00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s follow Spartanburg&#8217;s lead in November. Let&#8217;s kill S. 940! Vote &#8220;no&#8221; on local option sales tax referendums. This spring, conservatives tried our best to kill a $1,736,830,485 tax hike. After 5 attempts,\u00a0\u00a0the\u00a06th\u00a0motion received the 23 votes necessary to end a filibuster. The government grab-it rabbit is after you! 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