Rich seasonal owners of household owners, including Taylor SwiftThey are located in the center of heated controversy over new tax that target other homes worth a million dollars or more.

Take "Taylor Swift Tax" frustrated locals, on the proposal aims to go to the waterfall of the luxury owners of houses with annual fees if their property is not used at least six months from year.

"Taylor Fast Tax", involved in the state proposed $ 14.3 billion, provoked the background of celebrities, realor and long-standing residents, and some threatens to leave their summer withdrawal.

Among those in the crossroads, they have been faster with him, who possessed $ 17 million in the beach in the city of Watch Hill since 2013. Years. Although intended to support affordable residential initiatives, critics is a mischievous attempt to grip for long-standing inhabitants and seasonal visitors.

The base was fierce.

Local Business Owner James Nicholas, whose family leads to a loved one Clair Annex Ice Cream Stores for four generations just down the hill from Taylor Swift's Estate Daily mail"Yes, as one of the people who lead small businesses that benefit from summer residents, I think of others like landscapes, woody yards, contractors, pools that rely on these summer visitors."

"It's not a golden bullet that people think it is, that we will just texting the rich people and nothing will happen. The consequences are downstream," he continued. "There is a layer of society that can absorb that cost, but regular people, may not ask a house allowance, don't you know how to go to local restaurants, or not buying in local stores."

BARSTOOL SPORTS FOUNDER Dave Portnoy He also weighed, warning that the tax could set a dangerous precedent over the northeast.

"We don't like that tax," Portnoy said in the video. "Now, I don't have a house at Rhode Island, but I got pretty close. I don't like those states get ideas."

According to the proposal, the owners of another home pay an annual surcharge of $ 2.50 per $ 500 dollars out of the first million dollars. For Swift's castle and other properties for watching the hills, that could mean six digital annual benefits.

But Realtor Larry Burns pointed out that the tax will not only guess celebrities.

"There are people like Taylor Swift, people will look at her," Well, they said, "said," said, "said" said "" Burns "." But $ 100,000 can be faculty in a year for a child, or two children. Not everyone does not have inexhaustible resources. "

The budget includes a 63% visit to property taxes, fees that are paid when real estate sales, with income from both taxes intended for affordable housing projects.

Local Realtor Geb Masterson echoed, claiming that "just another way to go after the rich when the state funds are dry ... It's another nail in the coffin."

He also said that many inhabitants are threatened that his money will give birth to and fears that local businesses, who rely on summer tourism, will encourage if the seasonal crowd begins to disappear.

On Wednesday, the Governor of Rhode Island Daniel Jckee refused to sign or veto the bill, the criticism of tax elections as unnecessary.

"At the moment, there was no need to increase taxes on anyone," McKee said, although he did not completely turn off the future version of the account.

Legislative power can still revise the budget for obtaining McKee approval, but for now, the tax remains in limb.