Virginia Chamber of Commerce admits "No Car Tax!" was a sham

By: Rob
Published On: 1/31/2008 8:37:39 PM

In a long article in the Sun Gazette about how the GOP and corporate interests won't derail Democrats from getting a progressive homestead exemption on the ballot, a letter from the pro-corporation Virginia Chamber of Commerce is described.  And, boy, here's the mother of all admissions:

In the letter, they pointed to the plan in the late 1990s to eliminate the personal property tax on vehicles. Not only was the tax not abolished, but, in some cases, local governments increased other tax rates to compensate for lost revenue.

So, when Jim Gilmore inevitably tries to defend his "No Car Tax!" fiasco, remember that history, reality, and the  conventional wisdom -- even agreed to by the pro-corporation Chamber -- runs in the opposite direction.

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