Political Vine: The Insider's Source on Georgia Politics

Political Vine: The Insider's Source on Georgia Politics

The Political Vine is the home of political news, satire, rants, and rumors.

The 2012 R.A.T.S. Vote for Metro-Atlanta Region (aka “RATS”)

Bill Simon, Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

For the 2012 RATS vote, the misinformation war has begun…and, to no surprise to anyone, the misinformation comes from the “pro” side. What is “RATS?” RATS stands for Regional Atlanta Transportation SPLOST. It’s that 1% sales tax addition to 10 metro-Atlanta counties’ existing total sales tax. (If this “RATS” concept sounds familiar, a few months […]

Cobb County’s March 15 SPLOST Vote: Deception #4

PV, Saturday, March 5th, 2011

Deception #4: Just like in the movie Charade, no one is ever telling you the whole story… Here’s the “rest of the story:” Within the next 15 months, Cobb County voters will be asked to vote on 2 additional 1% SPLOSTs completely unrelated to this 1% Cobb County SPLOST vote on March 15th. One of […]



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