Friday, July 29, 2011

Boston Herald Editorial

In case you missed it, the Boston Herald Editorial Board penned an editorial regarding a Republican-led amendment to the sales tax holiday – make it a permanent yearly event.

As you may have heard, during debate on the House floor this week regarding the sales tax holiday, House Minority Leader Brad Jones and the Republican Caucus offered an amendment aimed at making the sales tax holiday a re-occurring yearly event. This amendment however was ruled “out of scope” by the Democratic majority. All the Republican Caucus, and subsequently the Boston Herald, is trying to say is, that if a sales tax holiday is a proven success, why not make it a reoccurring yearly event?

Click here to read the Boston Herald Editorial.