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7/05/2002

Tennessean Inadvertently Exposes Own Bias
Remember all that blather in news articles and editorials in The Tennessean about how our sales tax drives people across the border to shop in our neighboring states, and how we had to have an income tax because a higher sales tax would make things even worse? Today, now that the income tax is dead, The Tennessean admits it isn't true.

Clarksville resident Darlene Morrison lives just minutes from the state line, and told The Tennessean this: "It's just not worth it for a few extra cents. After you pay for gas and everything, it balances out."

Just like the Tennessean "balances out" its coverage - publishing pro-income tax propaganda before the vote, and the truth afterwards.