johnstown flood tax love

johnstown flood tax

Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word johnstown flood tax.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • "On March 17, 1936, floodwaters fueled by heavy rains and melting snow surged through Johnstown Pennsylvania.

    The deluge took two dozen lives, destroyed 77 buildings and caused more than $40 million in damages.

    And, in a sense, every modern-day consumer who buys liquor or wine in Pennsylvania still is footing the bill for that St. Patrick’s Day disaster 71 years ago.

    The so-called 'Johnstown Flood Tax,' an 18-percent surcharge on every bottle bought at a state liquor store, first was introduced a 'temporary' tax to help Johnstown’s cleanup efforts in 1936.

    And the levy, which is separate from the state’s 6-percent sales tax, lives on despite multiple attempts to kill it--and in spite of the fact that the tax’s proceeds have not flowed into Johnstown anytime in recent memory.

    -- "Customers still paying ‘Johnstown Flood Tax,’" The Tribune Democrat, December 15, 2007

    August 19, 2008