The Governor visited Meadowbrook Farms Monday to read to some second graders. He talked to them about his job and to EG Patch about his meals tax plan.
Gov. Lincoln Chafee got to spend part of his 59th birthday with second graders from Meadowbrook Farms Elementary School this past Monday — receiving a rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday to You" in the process. Afterward, he outlined why he thinks the meals tax is necessary. Chafee visited Meadowbrook to participate in Reading Week, a yearly event where a variety of celebrity "readers" are recruited to read for students. After he read Bats at the Library, by Brian Lies, the children asked Chafee some questions — "Is it hard being governor?" one young girl asked. "Yes, it is, I'll be honest," replied Chafee. "It's a very demanding, busy job." He acknowledged that "sometimes the people aren't happy, and they boooo." Some of those "boos" …
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Under the governor's budget plan, the restaurant tax would go from 8 percent to 10 percent next year.
When it comes to Gov. Chafee's proposal to increase the restaurant tax from 8 percent to 10 percent, restaurant owners in Rhode Island have strong feelings. “This is a second restaurant tax,” said Matt Wronski, owner of Tio Mateo’s and Greenwich Bay Gourmet in East Greenwich. “First they added a percentage point that was going to be temporary,” he said, referring to the increase from 7 percent to 8 percent in 2003, when Gov. Carcieri was governor. That 1 percent, which is still collected, goes back to cities and towns. Chafee's 2 percent increase would go to funding education on the local level. “Once they get their fingers in your pocket, they don’t let go,” said Wronski. “I’m from Detroit. I’ve seen this movie and it doesn’t turn out …
Frederick Remington
2:07 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012
This is an encouraging video from Meadowbrook. I wasn't sure our Governor could read... more ›