Speaking of taxes -- my property taxes here in lovely Powderhorn went up! I couldn't believe it. Yes, the value is going up, but it is also going up everywhere and I heard that all these weathier suburbs got tax cuts. Is it just my home? Just Powderhorn? It's funny because I actually don't mind paying taxes -- I feel like it's like my mortgage to society, but I don't think us city folks should be overtaxed. Maybe we aren't, does anyone know?
Diane Wiley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anderson & Turpin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Martinez, Gene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "mpls@mnforum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 8:53 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Boycott Target and other Corporate Parasites... ...... The best way to get more progressive taxation is to impose more direct tax on rich > people, not try to tax them through their businesses. > > My discussion above refers to taxation only - subsidies to particular > businesses require a completely different analysis. > > Mark Anderson > Bancroft Neighborhood > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martinez, Gene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 11:13 AM > Subject: [Mpls] Boycott Target and other Corporate Parasites... > > > > Carol Becker raises some excellent points about how our tax system no longer includes some elements that made it more progressive (based on the ability to pay). Having homeowners pay the same rate, regardless of the value of their home has cut property taxes dramatically for people living in higher valued homes. Cuts to commercial and industrial taxes have also robbed the state treasury of millions of dollars we otherwise would have had. > Cutting motor vehicle registration fees for higher valued cars and SUVs has also made our taxes less progressive. Finally, the legislature has made some cuts to the income tax that primarily benefit wealthier individuals. > <snip> > > > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
