Comments on: Group Walking 190 Miles To Protest Alabama’s Grocery Sales Tax

By: smeegol

smeegol — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:19:26 +0000

It’s clearly a regressive tax that hurts poor people more than wealthy ones. Get rid of it now! Then we can work on the tax on clothes…

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 03:08:23 +0000

Way to make a huge effort on the part of a few determined people into a point of ridicule. Good job. ‘Do unto others…’

By: JimD

JimD — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:29:20 +0000

I agree with 429SCJ. Instead of walking to Montgomery, which gives publicity now, get an investigator or better yet investigating reporters from Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile to work on stories both locally and at state level. When the names and voting records of politicians are plastered across the front page of the news paper or on the 6 o’clock news…especially in a voting year, perhaps Alabama and eventually Mississippi will come into the 20th century with the rest of the United States, when it comes to taxing items that are needed such as food.

But like someone else said, the tax of other items will change to make up for the loss in revenue. It will either be an increase sales tax other goods or property.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:09:36 +0000

I would save that shoe leather and identify legislators that support the tax. Use the services of an investigator to find that, which they wish to keep concealed. You will find that to be a powerful bargaining chip, in reaching your goals.

By: MissLady

MissLady — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:04:23 +0000

I actually found it strange that Alabama had any tax on food.. when I lived in Texas we didn’t pay taxes on food.. nor did we have to file state taxes… I find it strange. I work in Birmingham, and my check they take out a city tax. what the world. Alabama needs to work on how it funds itself.. because this is only making the citizens poor.

By: BLESSED

BLESSED — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:40:09 +0000

I still shop in Atmore. I want my tax money to go back into our state & county, not go across the state line just to save $9.00. The only time I go to Piggly Wiggly/Food Giant is if something is on sale really cheap & if I have a coupon for it b/c they double the coupons up to 60 cents. Either way, people are going to complain. All the more reason why we tilled a spot in our back yard today to plant our first garden so we can get our own produce! =)

By: CW

CW — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:05:10 +0000

Without a grocery tax, property taxes will go up (just like in FL). The money has to come from somewhere, and these people want it to be from homeowners.

By: walk on

walk on — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:03:38 +0000

I don’t pic up groceries or eat out in Atmore anymore! I shop in Fla. everytime I can. Not that I think the prices at the Pig are great but I just bought a gallon of milk there today for under $3.60. (Side note… Can’t do that at the rip off of Grocery Disadvantage. You would have to add another ..36 onto that!) I agree with Jimbo and sure thing, grow your own AND shop in Florida!.

By: Just-a- thought

Just-a- thought — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:07:02 +0000

If the groceries were actually cheaper in Davisville and Century because of the tax,
why are the grocery stores in Atmore, Bay minette, and Brewton still open? Without the grocery tax, the stores will simply raise the price on their goods and
make a higher profit. Do you actually think you save at least 9% of your grocery
bill when you shop tax free? If so, the fault is yours not the state related tax.

It is correct to assume the state will raise other tax to recover the loss of revenue.
In the words of Ben Franklin, “death and taxes will always be with us”.

The reason Republicans lower taxes or do away with them is the Democrates
wont allow it. The grocery sales tax, and state income tax was passed when
Democrates were in complete control of state government of Alabama. They
saw a need for it and they will not change it!

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:52:56 +0000

The only way to combat this is to buy as much food as possible from neighbors that farm and grow what you can.