State Supreme Court OKs tax on grocers

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled today that the state can impose the Commercial Activity Tax on grocery stores, a major victory for the state because the tax generates $188 million a year from grocers and food producers.

In a 6-1 decision, the court rejected a claim by the Ohio Grocers Association that the tax, better known as CAT, violates the Ohio Constitution's ban on any sales tax on the sale or purchase of food.

The court ruled that ''the CAT was not a tax levied on food purchases, but rather a franchise tax levied on all businesses for the privilege of doing business in Ohio.''

Now that the Supreme court seen fit to impose an additional tax on people, we should all return the favor and vote them all out. Food is not Taxable in Ohio, and any tax directly or indirectly imposed is a violation of the Ohio Constitution. This is just another example of a Government gone wild! The people that trick the taxpayer should be removed from office. Example: Calling a cost to the people a "FEE" instead of a "TAX" is just plain wrong and these people should be held accountable.