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Re: Supporting local business [Re: Canino] #12562680 01/03/18 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted By: Canino
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Anything spent locally is better than sending your money to China, Mexico or even Amazon. Local sales tax goes a long way to help your community grow.


The "local sales tax" argument always cracks me up. I'm not paying extra just so I can pay extra.

And the amount of local sales tax is insignificant. If you save 5% buying online, you would be better off AND the local economy would be better off if you donated just 1/2 the savings to the local Economic Development entity (EDC). You would get a better price and the EDC would get more than if you bought locally and paid the tax.


From what I can google, Mansfield had a sales tax of 21.7 million last year. 4.5% increase from last year.

That's no chump change to a city. It would not exist without it.


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Re: Supporting local business [Re: Bass_Bustin_Texan] #12562691 01/03/18 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted By: Bass_Bustin_Texan
Originally Posted By: Canino
Originally Posted By: Bass_Bustin_Texan
Anything spent locally is better than sending your money to China, Mexico or even Amazon. Local sales tax goes a long way to help your community grow.


The "local sales tax" argument always cracks me up. I'm not paying extra just so I can pay extra.

And the amount of local sales tax is insignificant. If you save 5% buying online, you would be better off AND the local economy would be better off if you donated just 1/2 the savings to the local Economic Development entity (EDC). You would get a better price and the EDC would get more than if you bought locally and paid the tax.


From what I can google, Mansfield had a sales tax of 21.7 million last year. 4.5% increase from last year.

That's no chump change to a city. It would not exist without it.


I don't think you understood what I said.

Let's say you want to buy something that's $100 in a local store, or $95 on Amazon.

If you buy it for $100 in a Mansfield store you pay $108.25 and Mansfield gets $2 tax.

If you buy it on Amazon for $95 and pay no tax, you could donate 1/2 the savings ($2.50) to the Mansfield EDC. You would be better off because you payed $97.50 total. The EDC would be better off because they got $0.50 more.

So IF you are actually concerned about local tax revenue, both you and the local economy would be better off if you shopped online and found the best tax-free price, and then donated some of the savings to the EDC.

Re: Supporting local business [Re: junbengreat] #12562716 01/03/18 05:53 PM
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That's not how the USA works. No one would donate to that....it would go into their pockets. Cost money to keep a city functional. A few people can't change and pay for everyone else's enjoyment and luxury.


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