Victoria Heller wrote: > Given the number of bankruptcies and the business exodus from Minneapolis, I > strongly suggest that you include some businesses, as instructed by C. M. > Niziolek. They are, after all, the stakeholders who bear the heavy tax > burden and create the jobs in town.
I hate to confuse rhetoric with facts, but.... Annual average number of employing establishments under private ownership reporting for unemployment insurance to Minn. DEED 1996: 12,170 1997: 12,594 1998: 12,567 1999: 12,525 2000: 12,657 2001: 12,458 2002: 12,232 2003: 12,437 Not exactly a business exodus. A slight downturn during the recession mirroring national trends but heading back to historical averages. Note that this includes all establishments, including very small businesses so some fluxuation is also to be expected. Also it is homeowners and not businesses who bear the heavyest burden for taxes. In 2005, homeowners pay 52% of the burden while commerical/industrial properties pay only 27.2%. And it is homeowners who are paying an increasing share of the load while it is business who is reaping huge reductions in their tax bills, curtosy of the Legislature. For example, in just 2001, commerial/industrial property paid 51.9% of the total property tax bill while homeowners paid 37.4%. So maybe this weekend if someone running for the House comes by you can ask them when they will decide to stop shifting the burden onto homeowners. Carol Becker Longfellow Geek REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
