Cuyahoga County Sales Tax Increase

Well, Jimmy Dimora has done it again! He has decided to line the county coffers with taxpayers money without asking if the residents of Cuyahoga County really want to pay more taxes or not. Cuyahoga County already has the highest tax rate in the State of Ohio at 7.5%. So Jimmy Dimora has decided that this new increase is good for the county. Adding an extra .25% would bring in $42 million a year, and the tax runs for the next 20 years! You do the math. That adds up to $840 million! The new convention center is expected to cost $350 million. So what are they going to do with the other $500 million? Line their pockets and hand out pet projects to their cronies! Just a side thought--the properties that the county is looking at, for the new Convention Center, just happen to be owned by Jimmy Dimora's buddies, Forest City Enterprises (see my past post on Jimmy and his ties with Forest City).
If Cuyahoga residents think that they can escape the high tax by purchasing items in other counties and having them delivered to their Cuyahoga County residence, think again! The politicians have included a residency clause that would require stores to charge customers the higher tax if they are purchasing something in another county and having it delivered to Cuyahoga County.
Well, the taxpayer once again gets the shaft, and the big shots get the money! And they can't seem to understand why people are leaving the county in droves!?

At least, for once, they didn't ask that smokers foot the entire bill!