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On 2/8/2015 10:34 AM, Pico Rico wrote:

>> just curious Jill, what arguement did your group use to successfully
>> block Wally's move on to the island? A small town council near my
>> house refused to allow Wally World in a few years ago and what did
>> Wally do? Instead of one SuperCenter they built three surrounding the
>> town!

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> and thus zero sales tax revenue to the "successful" town.
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Would not matter here. The local town government would get property
taxes, but they don't get a penny of the sales tax. That all goes to
the state.