At least a casino is a voluntary regressive tax, unlike property taxes. Michael Hohmann Linden Hills
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Becker > Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 11:22 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Mpls] Casinos Here, There & Everywhere > > > I think the debate about the public casino is a fabulous red herring, > designed to take focus away from the real story. The real story > is this: we > had a period of unprecedented good economic times. Yet during that time, > the average taxpayer saw substantial tax increases, while > businesses, rental > property owners, and high income people saw substantial decreases in their > tax rates. That means that low and middle income people pay more and pay > more of the pie. When interviewed recently our new Finance Commissioner > said specifically that recent tax changes were designed to do that. When > times come to raise taxes, we then find new and even more > regressive ways of > increasing taxes, a casino being one of them. > > Carol Becker > Longfellow > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
