Hart Pushes Silver Bill As Stimulus

Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, says his legislation to create an official state silver medallion that Idahoans could use to pay their state taxes could jump-start the state’s economy. “There’s a lot of interest in the state of Idaho right now for this kind of thing,” Hart told the House State Affairs Committee this morning. His bill also would create income and property tax incentives for someone to set up a processing facility for silver in Idaho, and for processing of the “principal threat material” cell in the Bunker Hill Superfund site, which he said threatens to leak from its containment, a “giant plastic baggie,” in the coming years and contains valuable materials/ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. More here .

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Question: What do you make of Hart’s bill?