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Letter: Senators Should Vote “No” On Cell Phone Tax

Dear Editor, Why are so many people jumping on the bandwagon to increase cell phone taxes to subsidize the telecommunication industry (IE maintain land line infrastructure in rural areas)? This is another bad law with good intentions.  I urge everyone to do their own research on S. 277.  There are…

Dear Editor,

Why are so many people jumping on the bandwagon to increase cell phone taxes to subsidize the telecommunication industry (IE maintain land line infrastructure in rural areas)?

This is another bad law with good intentions.  I urge everyone to do their own research on S. 277.  There are so many special interests involved that the obvious issue is clouded.  Personally I believe before they expand any existing law, perhaps they should ensure the existing law has proper oversight and accountability.

As it is telecommunication companies can withdraw existing monies from an existing fund, but are NOT required to provide accountability of how their subsidies are spent (we see how this impacted the S.C. State University fiasco).

Please call your Senators and urge them to vote “No” on S. 277 or at the very least FIX THE LAW BEFORE EXPANDING it to 4.5 million South Carolina cell phone owners.

Allen Olson
Columbia, S.C.

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Allen: Thanks for your letter. We are in 100 percent agreement. Senators should vote “NO” on this tax hike.

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3 comments

You Know My Name March 1, 2015 at 7:45 pm

I fully agree, with one exception. There were no “good” intentions in the crafting of this bill, only greed.

I’ll be calling my Senator soon, but given her recent behaviors wouldn’t be surprised if she votes in favor of this travesty.

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Lennon Durden March 2, 2015 at 11:53 am

As a security guard, I really can’t afford to pay any more taxes. I’m actually still trying to figure out how to use my phone.

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Michael J. Stefonick March 2, 2015 at 5:29 pm

I contacted my Senator Tom Davis.

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