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BPOL for the People Date published: 6/27/2008
ON JULY 1, 2008, the Both the city of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County have a BPOL. What do Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania know that Stafford doesn't? They know that national retail businesses expect to pay local taxes to support the infrastructure in localities. It is part of the cost of doing business, and The business community says that they will just raise prices to cover the costs. But wait: If you buy the same hamburger from the same fast-food chain restaurant in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, and Stafford, you pay the same amount. If you buy the same power drill from a chain hardware store in the three localities, you pay the same amount. The difference is that in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania the local governments capture part of that revenue that would otherwise go back to the home offices in other states. Why isn't Stafford doing this instead of always going after the homeowner every time the costs of government rise?
True or false?
MtMav & Obiwantheguy, let me have some of YOUR meds! Do you want water,sewer,schools,police,fire & rescue,parks,landfill,animal control,courts,planning commission? Do you want to vote? This county needs revenue.We NEED BPOL.The 3 BOS (Repubs) wanted a salary increase,swimming pools, etc. Please move somewhere else if you don't like it.
at least 1 of the 14 taxes already being paid by business. Para. 9. It runs counterintuitive but want less business activity hence less rev.? Raise taxes or institute new ones. Para. 10. Mr. S., show me where you can spend the taxpayer's dime more prudently, cut the size + scope of gov. vice raising more rev. to feed its insatiable appetite. Additionally, it is best to cease playing the constituency warfare card ....... pitting prop owners v. business owners. As a prop owner only, I ain't buyin' it.
services; not gov. Besides, buisnesses are currently paying 14 Staff Cnty imposed taxes now (not to mention Commonwealth + Fed). ENOUGH! Para 7. You wrote: "In fact, in 2006 commercial real estate taxes went down." You convienently (disengenuously?) forgot to add they went up 28% in 2007. Para 8. is a sad commentary on gov. that it must insitute BPOL to "allow the Com. of Rev. to track business thru lic. registration as well as increased compliance." That mechanism should already exist in (cont).
..... Park + Rec bonds? Heim? Other? Para 6. Yikes! You wrote "..... those taxes are paid by someone else (the consumer, not business)." Exactly what will happen w BPOL ...... consumers (most of whom will be Staff residents) to business, most of whom will be compelled to raise prices, and then pass it on to gov. You further wrote: "To them (business), your money is there money and should count against their tax bill." True again! And it should be their money. They provided the goods or (cont)
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