New tax on Alaska cruise

Author Message   dinotars Senior Member Username: Dinotars Post Number: 1923 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 07:54 pm:    Alaska residents have to promote taxing someone else as they enjoy no income tax and in some instances refunds.   Phyllis DeLancey Senior Member Username: Phyllis Post Number: 1194 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 07:32 pm:    us two, I hope this will come back to haunt them. When you think how much they already make from the cruise lines, sounds like greed to me   dinotars Senior Member Username: Dinotars Post Number: 1921 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 06:31 pm:    Had our Alaska cruise w/o this tax.Not ready for another.   Phyllis DeLancey Senior Member Username: Phyllis Post Number: 1192 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Monday, August 28, 2006 - 06:15 pm:    I just got this from one of my travel sites, so get ready to pay more. Alaska Sticks It To Cruisers Perhaps it was an omen for the cruise industry this week when a dead humpback whale was found pinned to the bow of Celebrity's Summit when the ship docked in Seward last week, because results from elections in Alaska indicate that voters have supported a ballot measure that would place a $50-per-passenger head tax on the cruise-ship industry. The measure also tightens environmental standards, levys a corporate income tax on the cruise industry and places a 33% gaming tax on casino revenues while the ships are in Alaskan waters. What happened?  While not outspent, the message of the cruise industry was drowned out by the measure's supporters, who used the Internet and other media sources to spread the message that the cruise industry was not paying its "fair share" in Alaska. They also argued that a customer paying thousands of dollars for a vacation would not likely be turned away by an additional $50 fee.