Perhaps to relieve the tension on conspiracy, opinions and the like, perhaps grab some weed, then get a piece of hemp paper and a pencil (for the techno generation, grab ya phone) and lets do some math;

the 1 percent meals tax that is only going to add a penny to a cup of coffee is going to raise about $40,000.00 per year. Templeton establishments selling food must be doing well. So for some home work (I do not want to put forth any conspiracy information nor would I wish to stir the pot, so to speak) homework: how much in sales is required to raise $40,000.00 at 1 percent tax?

Would it be $40,000.00 in sales, $400,000.00 in sales, $4,000,000.00 in sales? What would the magic sales figure in dollars be to raise $40,000.00?

Now let us see what if any comments morph into on this subject? How far off track can we go?

PS; Since I try to keep content relevant to Templeton, there will be no Sandy Hook nor any other area of Hoax or other theories here. Some may say this is infringement on free speech, but there are plenty of other avenues and places for that discussion or thought. As Emeril Lagasse  use to say "get your own show" Some how, we need to try to stay focused on local issues that effect Templeton and there are plenty of things to keep us busy.

Watching a recent meeting of the Templeton Planning Board, the subject of bringing things back to Town Meeting that have already failed once and whether Town Meeting should be respected or should a failed item be brought again. Should there be a time frame before a failed vote subject is brought back to Town Meeting? How many times is enough. What about citizens rights to bring things before Town Meeting? How about what information was used to arrive at the $40,000.00 figure of new tax revenue from meals tax? To me, that is more important and relevant than any proposed hoax on some event. Those hoax theories should also be kept separate from the local issues. I wish no more situations like little kids being used as pawns for politics.