Former Rep. Ann Robinson beamed as the governor signed the bill making the temporary removal of the sales tax on food passed last year permanent.

Bills to lift the tax had first been brought by lawmakers in the 1950s, she said, so Wednesday also marked the end of a very long process for that idea as well.

“Food is the most basic need of the people of Wyoming,” she said, “and it is not a place for collecting taxes.”

Robinson said she has been stopped several times by people she has never met before in Casper grocery stores to thank her for spearheading the grocery tax abolition effort.

Though it only means 5 cents on the dollar for a Casper grocery bill, it makes a big difference to a lot of people, she said.

“The best thing we can do for working people is keep taxes low and keep money in their pockets,” said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Casper, one of the bill’s Senate sponsors.

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle

Tax cutting Democrats and Republicans that actually practice the concept of Reaganomics??  Who could ask for anything more?