The Editorial Board would like to respectfully tell Charlie Crist he can keep his tax-free holiday.
Just like we can see through his spray tan to the pasty white guy underneath, we noticed he chose an election year — the year he happens to be vying for a U.S. Senate seat — to bestow this generous gift upon his adoring constituency.
OK, we admit that those 11 days of saving 7 percent feel nice and can really help out parents shopping for school supplies for their kids.
Someone spending $500 on new clothes, shoes, etc., for a few children could save about $50. But the point is, the holiday never should have been taken away, punishing Florida residents for state budget cuts over which they have no control.
We know, we know: Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. But this gift horse has creepy, chemically whitened teeth, and we don’t want him to think our votes can be bought for 7 cents on the dollar.
And while we can’t promise we won’t buy anything that week next fall, you won’t see us maxing out our credit cards at Banana Republic while Crist rides his greasy slide to the U.S. Senate.
