Protest in the Park Planned

I personally think these anti-tax rallies are opportunistic and disingenuous but I give them props for trying and Lee Becker for writing about it.



From: Lee Becker <lbbecker@mindspring.com>
Date: April 12, 2009 10:16:29 PM EDT
Subject: Protest in the Park Planned

Dear Friends,

Less than a month after Oconee County citizens approved a 1 cent on the dollar sales tax without even a hint of opposition, tax opponents are being asked to show up at an anti-tax rally on April 15 at Oconee Veterans Park.

The Tax Protest is being organized by Bill Mayberry, who ran unsuccessfully for coroner in the July Republican primary. The protest is to start at 11 a.m.

Whether the protestors will praise the county for passing the SPLOST to build the park where the protest is being held or condemn the county for doing that remains to be seen.

Here's something to consider about the March 17 vote. The number of registered voters has more than doubled in the county since 1995, yet the number of people who voted in the SPLOST election was 332 fewer in 2009 versus in the SPLOST election of 1995.

For details, go to my blog, at http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/

Lee

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Lee Becker

Blog: www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com

Web: http://lbbecker48.googlepages.com/


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