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Support Manatee with purchases here

Chanta Bussell, left, and her daughter, Mia, 9, chat with new JC Penney store manager Jodi Rice, right. The Bussells, like many shoppers Sunday, took advantage of the last day of the back-to-school tax holiday to get some good deals at the DeSoto Square Mall.
Chanta Bussell, left, and her daughter, Mia, 9, chat with new JC Penney store manager Jodi Rice, right. The Bussells, like many shoppers Sunday, took advantage of the last day of the back-to-school tax holiday to get some good deals at the DeSoto Square Mall. Richard Dymond rdymond@bradenton.com

Everyone is trying to pass this new sales tax.

With all of the residents that Manatee County has and have moving into the area, why would we need to raise the tax?

If only all Manatee residents would support Manatee County when buying anything that has tax. When you leave Manatee County to buy large ticket items (i.e., cars, furniture, appliances, etc.) all those sales tax dollars go to the county where you purchase the item, not Manatee.

Let’s all support our county and stop raising our sales tax! Once the sales tax is raised it never goes back down.

Most businesses will meet the prices that you get when purchasing outside of Manatee County. Come on Manatee County residents, let’s support our own county!

JoAnne Boast

Parrish

This story was originally published August 12, 2016 at 1:07 PM with the headline "Support Manatee with purchases here."

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