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« The Campaign Will Be Blogged | Main | Tax Revolt! Now In Book Form » February 25, 2005Wheel Tax SpinThis post regarding legislation that would have made it easier for county commissions in Tennessee to pass wheel-tax increases, has been extensively updated throughout the day. The latest: One of the legislators who co-sponsored the bill admits to authoring it - and still defends it, even though it would also strip citizens of the right to fight wheel tax increases via the petition drive-and-referendum process they have used in the last year to defeat wheel tax increases in nearly a dozen counties. UPDATE: That legislator, state Rep. Jerome Cochran, has emailed again and says the legislation was mistakenly drafted to remove the 2/3rds provision. See the original post, very bottom, for the text of his email. Posted in Tennessee Budget & Tax Policy
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"Mistakenly drafted?" I wonder how often that happens in the Legislature? Posted by: Blake at February 26, 2005 11:12 AMIf you've ever worked in or near the legislature, you know that very few bills are authored by the legislators. Basically, the lobbyists hand them the bills and they put their names on it. Posted by: JImmy at February 26, 2005 02:05 PMI should have hinted a little more at my sarcasm with my comment. :) Posted by: Blake at February 28, 2005 01:10 PMPost a comment
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