Swing shift?

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on July 25, 2007 - 6:51am.
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The holdouts on a transfer tax live in swing districts.

Many of the senators who are opposed to allowing counties the option of levying a tax on real estate sales to pay for schools and local services live in areas that switch between Republican and Democratic control.

Voters in their districts are seeing ads funded by Realtors that tell them to "Fight the Home Tax."

Realtors and home builders rank first and second in campaign contributions in the last election, handing out a combined $816,000 in campaign contributions to legislators.

Several of the legislators say they oppose the tax because it could hurt the local economy. (N&O)

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Re: Swing shift?

Submitted by RaleighRendezvous on July 26, 2007 - 11:11am.

swingers? In Raleigh? Tell me it aint so!

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Re: Swing shift?

Submitted by fuzbrown on July 25, 2007 - 10:33am.

Why is there no mention as to the amount of tax payer dollars that the state is spending on their campaign for the tax? I believe the state has spent about twice as much as the Realtors.

I believe the politicians should trim the fat and run our state like a business. If the revenue is not there, cut somewhere else. This is a TAX that will ultimately be passed on to the homeowner in the form of a higher sales price. I believe the tax payers have sent a loud message on this issue - WE DO NOT WANT IT!

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Whimps

Submitted by Senate on July 25, 2007 - 9:37am.

Is what they are...Daddy Basnight's money will protect them.

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Re: Swing shift?

Submitted by cthayes75 on July 25, 2007 - 7:56am.

It's not the realtors they fear, it's the 86% of voters who oppose the transfer tax that they are afraid of. And rightly so.

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Re: Swing shift?

Submitted by lefaim on July 25, 2007 - 7:18am.

I can smell the fear all the way over here.

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