Maybe this experience indicates that the supposed insensitivity to taxation is a myth, perpetuated mainly by governments which collect and spend taxes. No one can tell how many Nebraskans flocked to western Iowa to beat the sales tax and stock up on school clothes. And every tax-free dollar they spent in Iowa resulted in a loss of sales tax revenue in Nebraska, which probably got politicians' attention. We thought so. It's been a little more than a year since the Hastings City Council decided to clamp down on loud stereos by making it illegal to play a stereo on public property that's audible more than 75 feet away.
Police say most car stereo enthusiasts have gotten the hint and have turned down the bass.
That shouldn't surprise anyone. That probably always will be the case. As we said in this space a year ago, no matter what law the city decides to institute, we doubt it will be the last we hear of thumping bass sounds. We weren't enthusiastic about cracking down on them. After all, the fewer bass blasts the better.