• Ryoae@piefed.social
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    21 hours ago

    State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, an Arnold Republican, said the bill is an attempt to increase affordability for Missourians as prices rise.

    Read that over and over again, Missourians.

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      20 hours ago

      poor and hungry people will work for much less wage than people with proper nutrition and savings accounts.

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      16 hours ago

      Yeah fuck the bill’s sponsor and her desire to reduce costs for a family of four by $50 every month

      State Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, an Arnold Republican, said the bill is an attempt to increase affordability for Missourians as prices rise.

      “Missourians are paying more and more for necessities,” Coleman said. “Most of us agree fundamentally that essential services should not be funded on the backs of the poor.”

      Coleman said a family of four would save $54 per month with the removal of grocery sales tax.

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        12 hours ago

        It’s nice to try to reduce the cost for the citizens but with less tax money some other tax needs to be increased or some service will have to save money.

        Dimmitt also said that because the bulk of property taxes go to schools and other jurisdictions, local governments rely on sales taxes to fund police and fire departments, road repairs, trash and recycling, among many other services.

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          11 hours ago

          Easy, take some of the taxes that’s going to the police and do something useful with them