They sure seem to hate Girl Scouts and their cookies, because they are raising taxes on Girl Scout Cookies while cutting taxes on foreign corporations! It just not American and Georgians ought to do something about it.
Think Progressing is reporting this latest Republican move in ther war on Americans:
Think Progress: Georgia GOP Raising Taxes On Girl Scout Cookies While Cutting Taxes On Foreign Corporations
the legislature is considering a bill that would expand the tax base by doing things like reinstating a sales tax on food and raising the tax on gasoline.
Many Georgians would be adversely affected by the tax hikes on basic commodities, including the Girl Scouts, who are worried about the “significant financial impact” the bill would have on the revenue they raise through cookie sales, which would now be subject to sales tax.
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The same bill that raises taxes on Girl Scouts Cookies lowers tax rates on corporate income, from 6 percent this year to just 4 percent in 2014
Marilyn Midyette, the CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, sent an email to supporters warning them that the new tax on their cookies “would take money away from Girl Scout programs“:
This significant financial impact would take money away from Girl Scout programs, camp support, financial aid and proceeds from the sale that support troop activities and community service projects.
…[P]lease contact your State House Representative and State Senator TODAY and express your concern in a courteous, Scout-like manner about our Scouts being taxed. Please reference House Bill 385. Sample letters have been provided on the left to make it easy to copy and paste into your own email. There are sample letters for girls as well as for parents and volunteers
Think Progress: Georgia GOP Raising Taxes On Girl Scout Cookies While Cutting Taxes On Foreign Corporations
This ain't family values, Georgia Republicans. The Republicans would take cookies from children's mouths while fawning over foreign plutocrats. Bad enough Rs do the bidding of domestic plutocrats, but to sell out the Girl Scouts and working people in thrall to foreign capital? Well, hard to see patriotism there.
How low will the plutocrats and their Republican toadies go? They tried to cut WIC in Congress, taking away food from babies. They can go lower. Allow children to be poisoned by ending the EPA. Go after the FDA so more get sick and die from adulterated meats.
People in Wisconsin are standing up to the plutocrats. Maybe Georgians have a little courage and are willing to protect the Girl Scouts from Republicans? Perhaps corporations and the rich should pay their fair share rather than screwing working people?