The Sales Tax Guy: Illinois Senate Decides

Monday, March 09, 2009

Illinois Senate Decides - Pluto is a Planet

This is in the category of stupid politician tricks.

Why in a sales tax blog?. Because I beat up politicians in my seminars about why sales tax laws are often complicated...they write stupid laws. Here's proof.

http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=pluto-fans-illinois-stands-with-you-2009-03-06

Thanks, Chuck for the suggestion.

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