I reject all sales tax increases, no matter what spent on. Sales taxes are regressive - the poor pay much more than their share and the rich get off much easier than under the progressive income tax.
Sales taxes are almost never repealed - once they're there, they're most likely there forever. The rich would love to have ONLY sales taxes, because it would help them siphon the max cash from the poor to their exalted selves. One more reason to replace Ostrow at the next election. --David Shove On Tue, 21 Dec 2004, Eva Young wrote: > I read in the Strib that Ostrow is proposing a sales tax increase to fund > police and fire. > > What do folks here think of this proposal? > > If Ostrow wants to raise Minneapolis Sales tax .5 percent for Police/Fire - > and then add on top of that a bar/restaurant tax increase to pay for the > Twins stadium, it's going to mean Minneapolis Sales taxes are a percentage > point higher than elsewhere in the metro. > > > Eva Young > Near North > Minneapolis > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lloydletta.blogspot.com > > > 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 > 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
