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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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"Overall, it is not a tax increase," wrote Christine Ries, about recommendations made to Georgia lawmakers by the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians. A Professor in the School of Economics and member for the council, Ries said, "We were very careful to avoid that. It shifts from income to consumption tax. It's now a flat tax and moving to a fair tax. All low-income families are tax neutral, will not pay more in tax ... There are no tax breaks for companies ... Individual families will pay, on average, $4-6 extra per week in grocery tax and have their income taxes reduced by a third." The plan will make the state's economy "much more efficient," she said. "It puts Georgia in the lead in terms of modernizing our code." Source: Marietta Daily Journal - January 18, 2011
