Clark Griffith wrote; > Congratulations, Robert, I didn't say raise taxes by .5%, I said .5% of > taxes paid. So this is not .5% on top of an 8% tax rate, this is .5% of > 100% of taxes collected. I mentioned a tax increase of .5% and not a > tax rate increase of .5%. That was misleading. I am talking about a > much smaller bite, and I'm talking about all taxes paid by all > taxpayers, including corporations. > Cheers, Clark Griffith, Seventh Ward
Clark Griffith wrote earlier; >>Now who would really notice a >>tax increase of .5%, that would be paid for by other people anyway, with >>our progressive system? Based on this I think my interpretation was valid. However, using adjusted figures my tax dollars would still Buy several tickets to twins games; Buy 1 math book, etc and it's still a better investment. Now as for public bonds and stadiums/arenas and such - from the Star Tribune today; "The city owes $80 million to arena bondholders, $67 million of which is in general-obligation bonds backed by taxpayers. In a worst-case scenario, the city could impose an additional levy on property owners to cover the bonds." We are already paying extra sales tax on the Target Center (last I checked) and now there is a risk of my property taxes being raised to pay for the thing. THIS IS THE RESULT OF SHORT TERM THINKING. And once again we are going to pay for it. I am NOT going to pay for yet ANOTHER stadium. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
