[Bernard]

Hey, it's only a $1 per transaction tax, and businesses never pay taxes, right? They just add the cost on to the customers. And it's not like the customers can go someplace else, after all.

Besides, the company has the word "Chicago" in the name. Think of all of the cost of replacing the stationery, etc.

ON THE OTHER HAND, if the Merc moves out of an urban area into more pleasant surroundings and better weather, why does "Wall Street" need to be located on Wall Street?

[from occupied ga]

Your post reminds me of the endless sales tax scams that the tax eaters perpetually use to try to increase county sales taxes. “It’s only a penny tax” is one of their favorites. There was a table set up at some event pushing the tax with the usual suspects “answering” questions so Iasked since it’s only a penny tax if I buy something that cost $100 I only add a penny to my tax on it? Answer: “no you’d pay another dollar.”
Me: “but you said it was a penny tax. You have a sign on your table saying it’s a penny tax “
Them: “No it’s a penny on the dollar.”
Me: “so it’s not a penny tax, it’s a one percent tax and a 20% increase over the current 5% sales tax”.
Them: silence.

[ridesthemiles]

EVERY PERSON MAKES “TRANSACTIONS” EVERY SINGLE DAY-—

Pay your power bill? TRANSACTION

PAY for a SLURPEE??? TRANSACTION

Buy a new pair of socks? TRANSACTION

Put gas into your car with credit card? TRANSACTION——

THEN PAY CREDIT CARD BILL-—ANOTHER TRANSACTION

I only write about 10 checks a month—paying my bills, but every charge on my credit card before I get the bill IS A TRANSACTION.

120 checks a year X $2==$240 I don’t need to pay on top of the INFLATION we already have,