Girl Scouts celebrate House passing Thin Mint tax break
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Legislation giving Girl Scouts a tax exemption on their annual cookie sales has cleared an initial hurdle in the Idaho House.
The bill passed on a 59-11 vote Tuesday, but it faces uncertainty in the Senate where that chamber's Republican leader said the bill may not even get a hearing.
Senate President Pro Tempore Brent Hill predicted last week that tax committee members would stiffen their backbones when it comes enacting more tax exemptions - even for causes like the Girl Scouts.
The measure didn't face that kind of resistance in the House.
Priest Lake Republican Eric Anderson said Tuesday that ending the tax - which generates $140,000 annually - would help the organization put more money back into scholarships to help low-income or at-risk girls join.
I think this is part of our problem as with our national debt. How can kids learn if not taught early. They earn therefore they should start learning to pay for their earnings just like everyone else! lol
Who buys these over-priced things anyway?
No! If there's an exemption here, there will have to be an exemption to Boy Scouts or any other non-profit group that sells anything. It's a slippery slope.
No, if we are supposed to respect them as the largest girl based business then they should understand that taxes, etc. are a part of doing business. Why ask for respect as a business then expect special treatment?
Nope
Yes most definitely
Wtf so boxes are already like 4 bucks including tax does that mean the box will now be cheaper? Or will the Box still cost the same. Coruption and greed.
A most definate YES! The girls need all the help they can get. The money raised goes for all kinds of programs.
No, they should not be exempt. When one organization becomes exempt, others demand the same privilege. It is already factored as part of the product, and the Girls themselves would not see a financial benefit.
Yes! :-)
We have a grocery tax!! Until they take that away I say no ! It's not coming out of their pockets. And no they don't make the $144,000 the state loses on the revenue.
Do boy scouts get the same privilege with the popcorn they sell?
No. The tax is already added into the cost of their product. So in essence they'll be charging consumers the standard tax rate, then be pocketing those funds. Taxes and how the system works is a valid life lesson and its one these girls are learning.
Yes!
Yes!! They should be exempt!!
Yes!!
Yes