Terrell Brown said: > Dean Zimmerman mentioned on television last week that Minneapolis has > 11% of > the State's population, but ALREADY pays 19% of the tax burden.
WRONG Dean Zimmermann did not say that. Dean Zimmermann said, "Minneapolis has 11% of the state's population and 19% of the states property tax base." That means Minneapolis has 19% of the value of taxable property. That means we have more property to tax per capita than the rest of the state. Zimmermann's statement says nothing about what rate Minneapolis is choosing to tax the property that is has at its disposal to tax. In fact this means that because we have so much property to tax, we can tax at a LOWER rate and still get more revenue than those areas that are not so well endowed. Dean Zimmermann Commissioner, Mpls Park & Rec Board City Council Member, elect Ward 6 612-722-8768 _______________________________________ 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
