Big loss for sales tax supporters in Washington State, with a 1% increase for education (oh sure) rejected by 60% of voters. Other races around the country suggest that some smaller tax increase attempts passed and some failed. But the big story is what happened to GOP reps. who promoted the National Sales Tax.
As Kudlow notes, “Every Republican talking about it got whacked on the head – even though Jim DeMint recovered to win in South Carolina. But Americans don’t want an onerous sales-tax charge on every good and service they buy. It is very unpopular.”
