Tim Melson is Helping Alabama Citizens? Not Quite

 

Florence's own state senator Tim Melson has just won an interesting award. He's been named the Sound Money Legislator of the Year. That sounds promising - as if he'd done something great for the state's citizens. Not quite.

The award was presented to Dr. Melson by the Money Metals Exchange which was pleased that he had some years ago introduced legislation to end sales tax on gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bars. This year, Melson introduced legislation to end capital gains tax on the precious metals.

So all of you out there, feel free to purchase a multitude of bullion bars this Christmas. Just think how much you'll be saving.

Now, if only we could find a legislator who cared enough about the public to end the sales tax on that other luxurious item - food.

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