Hamburger tax

The Hamburger tax was a plan instigated by the City of Little Rock Board of Directors in December 1997 to fund the purchase of 26 acres of land for the Clinton Presidential Center. The plan, with an estimated windfall of $15 million, called for a one-cent increase in taxes on prepared foods and hotel stays in Little Rock.

Protests by on-air radio personalities and local citizens persuaded the directors to abandon the hamburger tax, settling instead on the issuance of park revenue bonds to pay for the site.

References

• Leonard Kniffel, "Little Rock Nixes Burger Tax to Fund Clinton Library," American Libraries, 29.2 (February 1998): 17-18.