Some legislators are proposing an increase in the sales tax on food. I urgently oppose taxing such a vital necessity. I don't call it a sales tax on food, I call it a sin tax. Low-income residents would spend the money not spent on food to purchase other necessities.
Elsmer Kern
East Millcreek
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