The upshot: The Republicans say Allred, if elected, would impose a far-reaching sales tax increase by getting rid of tax exemptions on everything from school lunches to car repairs to farm equipment to "church bake sales." Does this mean the GOP is planning to hire this guy as their next spokesman? Be that as it may, churches are the beneficiary of a tax exemption that covers meals sold to its members at church functions. It's among the state's myriad sales tax exemptions, and it's projected to be worth a whopping $13,000 in 2010-11 — a crumb at the buffet table of exemptions worth some $1.75 billion a year /Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: Would you support removing some, most, or all of the sales tax exemptions bestowed through the years by the Legislature, if it meant a lower sales tax?