Comment Nobody likes taxes (on themselves) (Score 3, Informative) 312
You have to view this understanding the tax problems in Tennessee. Currently the state has basically no state income tax. When the state legislature talked about instituting one a few years ago, a large group of (apparently upper middle class) citizens went on a near riot outside the legislature.
The citizens have little trust that the state spends the money well, so they fight all tax increases. Its relatively easy to increase existing tax rates, so TN has huge regressive, sales taxes. However, these are so high now that people often cross the borders or go online buy big ticket items.
The result is the state legislature trying to push through a tax that few people feel directly affected by.
Hopefully you don't have these sorts of problems.
The citizens have little trust that the state spends the money well, so they fight all tax increases. Its relatively easy to increase existing tax rates, so TN has huge regressive, sales taxes. However, these are so high now that people often cross the borders or go online buy big ticket items.
The result is the state legislature trying to push through a tax that few people feel directly affected by.
Hopefully you don't have these sorts of problems.
