"Some worried merchants.... have started promoting Christmas specials to get ahead of the troubled economy"
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!! (As blog editor closes his wallet)
"Big pitch by stores before tax rises; Sales levy reaches 6.25% on Aug. 1; Retailers fear loss of buyers to N.H." by Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff | July 20, 2009
Struggling retailers in Massachusetts are rolling out huge discounts and blasting e-mails and letters to consumers, urging them to make big purchases before the 5 percent sales tax increases to 6.25 percent on Aug. 1....
PFFFFFTTTT!
Yup, PUSH the TAX INCREASE ON US and then tell us to GO SHOP BEFORE IT HITS -- so they can claim the economy is roaring back next month!!
F*** YOU, you sorry a**, money-losing s*** stain of a paper!
The tax increase applies to nearly all retail sales. Current exemptions, such as the sale of food (other than restaurant meals) and individual items of clothing costing $175 or less, remain in effect....
Yup, THAT'S ME! FOOD ONLY -- save for poor Apu and the morning coffee and Globe.
You should see how fast he gets behind the counter when I walk on up. Yes, he wants my $3.50, yes he does!
The sales tax increase is expected to generate about $633 million and help plug holes in the state budget, but the timing couldn’t be worse for beleaguered merchants, coming at the start of what is expected to be a sluggish back-to-school season....
That's what they think! I say its gonna be a lot lower!
Here I come, New Hampsha!
Need $$$, Mass.?
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How many times I gotta put 'em up?
Some worried merchants, including Toys “R’’ Us, Sears, and Kmart, have started promoting Christmas specials to get ahead of the troubled economy. Jon Hurst, president of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, said another reason retailers are promoting sales now is that it is unlikely the state will hold its annual tax-free weekend in August because of the fiscal crisis....
Wouldn't have mattered anyway; I'm not buying s*** anymore.
Food and Apu, that's it. F*** them and their taxes!
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