
New taxes on guns, ammunition OK’d by Tacoma City Council
In an 8-0 vote Tuesday night, the city council of Tacoma, Wash., approved new taxes on the sales of firearms and ammunition.
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This will only hurt the local business and the city will lose the sale taxes it collected on these purchases. People will just travel out of the city to purchase what they want or need.
The revenue will be used for “violence-prevention programs.”
Riiiiight.
This will only hurt the local business and the city will lose the sale taxes it collected on these purchases. People will just travel out of the city to purchase what they want or need.
I was pissed the first time I bought a gun online there trying to beat the taxes and went to the FFL for the transfer and they added the 10% or so sales tax on to the cost of the transfer.
Oh, they did the same thing to *anything* that was sold... anything that might have a perceived 'benefit' - including membership fees/dues for non-profit organizations. Doesn't matter if it's a church, a gun club, or the Cub Scouts. The state of WA started charging 'sales' tax on those as well.
Our club membership fees had *just* gone up to cover expenses, plus a little more for 'future-proofing' - and then got kicked in the nuts with that tax. There went any 'buffer' we had planned on.![]()
The damn thing was I rented an AirBnB out on Orcas Island to go check it out. Going over the charges on the receipt with the gal who owned the cabin she proudly pointed to some 11 or 12% tax and told me they pay even more than the rest of the state. She only wished they would raise it even higher to do her part. I had no idea there are people out there who wish to keep less of their money and pay more in taxes. I was too stunned to make my usual wise ass comments. Lack of sunlight really does rot the brain-
Well let's encourage them to move. I wish no ill will on the common man, but there will be casualties in a war. If Aero precision is not just blowing smoke and actually moves that could be a pretty good hit on their economy. Would be nice if Aero offered to help employees move with them but I am not sure that will get the needed reaction.Yeah I live in Tacoma, the three local gun shops and arrow precision all said they're going to move out of the city, it'll take some time they'll do it the crazy thing is the city Council doesn't care all they want is their 30 or $40,000 a year for gun education programs which we all know doesn't work. aero precision employees 400 people and they don't give a shit about their families or the amount of money they put in the city I'm gonna laugh like hell when they move as a matter fact I'll tell him in a city Council meeting
I am contemplating that it would be over all better for our fight. If Aero made plans in secret (and fucking fast), shut down and moved over a weekend and left the city with 400 unemployed overnight.
Sounds like a dick move, but part of how we got here is being nice.
Fight fire with fire.
Understood. It of course would be dumb to not take key players with you, when moving.One thing to remember is that for a lot of manufacturing companies, a big part of what makes them viable is long term well trained, motivated employees who know how to do things and get them done right.
You mass fire all your employees for a move and there is a good chance your company goes broke before you manage to get enough new workers trained and up to speed to have production, quality control, sales & customer service back up & running.
You would be much better off making a statement by moving not only the company but all the key employees to another state in one big go.
Until it spreadsThey don’t need to leave the state. They can move five miles.
They don’t need to leave the state. They can move five miles.
In the end, it will be the hypocrisy that brings them down.
Hypocrisy is a lie, and the problem for liars is keeping track of all their lies. Their lies all come back to haunt them.
Greg
One thing to remember is that for a lot of manufacturing companies THAT NEVER SET UP REPEATABLE, WELL DOCUMENTED PROCESSES, a big part of what makes them viable is long term well trained, motivated employees who know how to do things and get them done right.
This would be true all things being equal.In the end, it will be the hypocrisy that brings them down.
Hypocrisy is a lie, and the problem for liars is keeping track of all their lies. Their lies all come back to haunt them.
Greg
Yeah I live in Tacoma, the three local gun shops and arrow precision all said they're going to move out of the city, it'll take some time they'll do it the crazy thing is the city Council doesn't care all they want is their 30 or $40,000 a year for gun education programs which we all know doesn't work. aero precision employees 400 people and they don't give a shit about their families or the amount of money they put in the city I'm gonna laugh like hell when they move as a matter fact I'll tell him in a city Council meeting
I had a threesome with two liberal women in Washington. I wouldn’t live there, but the wannabe hippie chicks are DTF.