https://freerepublic.com/tag/amerianada/ en-us Sun, 8 May 2005 16:35:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1399047/posts Desperate for revenues, Detroit ponders fast-food tax 5/8/2005, 9:15 a.m. ET By SARAH KARUSH The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Would you like fries with that? Either way, the Detroit city treasury would like a bite. Faced with a $300 million budget hole, and with traditional revenue-raising options largely exhausted, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is hoping people won't mind forking over a few extra cents for their Big Macs and Whoppers. Kilpatrick is preparing to ask Detroit voters to approve a 2 percent fast-food tax — on top of the 6 percent state sales tax already applied to restaurant meals. The... AP https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1399047/posts#comment Sun, 8 May 2005 16:35:26 GMT