Hurricane Tax Holiday

Georgia Considers Hurricane Tax Holiday

ATLANTA (AP) -- One week after Florida held a sales-tax holiday on the purchase of hurricane supplies, Georgia officials say they're interested in creating a similar event here.

Earlier this month, Floridians could buy such items as portable generators, flashlights and radios tax-free.

While I have no problem with the passage of this as legislation, and I support any efforts on the part of the state that encourages safety among its residents, I wonder if something like this is necessary in the state of Georgia. Hurricanes either rip through Florida and end up in the Gulf states of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, or rip through Florida and end up in the Carolinas. Strangely enough, Georgia rarely sees any hurricane action, as it has a geographic luxury that isn't shared by its neighbors (especially Florida). As the article points out:

The last time Georgia took a direct hit from a hurricane was in 1979.

Just pondering...