ALBANY, Ga. — Several furniture store owners here expressed their frustration to city commissioners Tuesday about temporary furniture peddlers who sell out of trucks, TV station WALB reported.
“Furniture peddlers have an advantage over us. For $100 they set up shop. They pay no inventory tax, no property tax, no school tax, no city tax or county tax,” said Jeff Neal of Railway Freight Furniture.
City officials said the peddlers’ operations are legal, as long as they buy a tax certificate and abide by hourly restrictions. The city attorney said he’d look into additional restrictions for the peddlers.
Neal said tax refund season, when residents may have extra cash, is a popular time for the peddlers to come to town.
Editor’s note: This is (supposed to be) America. Land of initiative and free enterprise. Maybe the store owners should rent a truck instead of getting politicians to help them compete!
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