A TAX HOLIDAY!

This weekend has seen the annual flood of parents and students inundating retail establishments throughout Cameron County for this year's tax holiday, as they eagerly sought out bargains in back-to-school clothing and supplies. The traffic in proximity to shopping centers was heavy and, combined with soaring temperatures, getting about in Brownsville was more difficult than usual.

Returning to Brownsville after meeting with supporters of Friends of Cameron County Residents in San Benito, my mind began to wander to the general subject of taxes.  Thinking about all the shoppers jamming the highways and byways, it was not a difficult mental hurdle to imagine what a positive shot to the local economy more tax holidays could be and, correspondingly, how negatively a property tax increase would affect the local distribution of goods and services and the future of entrepreneurs supplying them.  Keeping that in mind, along with how a proposed healthcare district would duplicate existing services while turning over the reins of management to a non-elected board, it goes without saying that a NO vote in November on the unneeded an unwanted healthcare district  is nothing short of a no-brainer.