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September 20, 2005

My Prediction Du Jour

Today I predict that the Cobb County sales tax increase will not pass. That is too bad for Cobb County government, and also too bad for neighboring counties, where the price of goods would become relatively cheaper (for discriminating consumers) if Cobb's taxes went up.

UPDATE 9/21 Cobb's sales tax barely passed, winning by about 100 votes out of nearly 40,000 cast. Since these things usually pass by healthy margins, I'm guessing a lot of the pro-tax folks were on the edge of their seats during the count. As I said in my original post, I hope this will benefit DeKalb County. How? Goods in Cobb are now 1 cent more expensive (though still cheaper than in DeKalb). However, the incentive to drive to Cobb to make a purchase has been reduced. A $1,000 TV just got $10 more expensive in Cobb. When you factor in driving costs as well as the hassle, if you live in DeKalb it now makes sense just to buy that thing here.

Posted by Chris at September 20, 2005 03:55 PM

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Well, you were wrong about the sales tax, but just barely.

I have to give you props for your comment on PeachPundit in response to RomeGAGuy.

Posted by: stephaniemill [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 21, 2005 10:30 AM

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